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Tue, 17 Feb 2015 22:39:14 +0000en-UShourly1http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.1Daily Antibiotic May Work as PrEP Against STD’shttp://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2015/02/17/daily-antibiotic-may-work-as-prep-against-stds/
http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2015/02/17/daily-antibiotic-may-work-as-prep-against-stds/#commentsTue, 17 Feb 2015 22:39:14 +0000http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/?p=3008A daily dose of the antibiotic doxycycline may be effective as a PrEP or pre-exposure prophylaxis against gonorrhea, chlamydia and syphilis according to a recent study. We may not have vaccines for these STD’s yet but if we can guard ourselves with these PrEP’s we can help get rid of these infections. These researchers published their findings in Sexually Transmitted Diseases and conducted a pilot study of 30 HIV-positive gay men and transgender women who had contracted syphilis at least twice since being diagnosed with HIV. They were randomized either to take 100 milligrams of doxycycline each day for 36 weeks or to receive financial incentives for remaining free of sexually transmitted infections.
The participants received testing for the three STIs at weeks 12, 24, 36 and 48, when they also completed questionnaires about their number of recent sexual partners, condom use and drug use. Those who took the antibiotic PrEP were 73% less likely to have contracted any of the three STIs by week 48 as those in the financial incentive group. Due in part to the small number of participants, the reduction in risk had a very wide estimate range, however: 17 percent to 91 percent.

The researchers concluded that their findings support the development of a larger trial to test the effectiveness of antibiotic PrEP for STIs. If you need an incentive to use a condom you might check out the pizza condom for food lovers.

]]>http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2015/02/17/daily-antibiotic-may-work-as-prep-against-stds/feed/0These Pizza Condoms Come with Their Own Little Cardboard Pizza Boxeshttp://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2015/02/12/these-pizza-condoms-come-with-their-own-little-cardboard-pizza-boxes/
http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2015/02/12/these-pizza-condoms-come-with-their-own-little-cardboard-pizza-boxes/#commentsThu, 12 Feb 2015 10:30:22 +0000http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/?p=3004Well allegedly you cannot get an STD from Pizza but it can lead to other health problems. Pizza lovers who want to practice safe sex should keep a few of these pizza condoms on their nightstand. I am not sure if this will look like a person has herpes or is seeking safe sex. The bottom or top shall decide.Russian designer Marina Malygina was inspired to create the product after watching an episode from Friends. The scene involved Joey being asked which he would rather give up: food or sex. The design shows a set of five rubbers wrapped up tightly in pepperoni pizza packaging and stacked into a small pizza box. Cum to find out the condoms don’t actually smell or taste like pizza.
]]>http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2015/02/12/these-pizza-condoms-come-with-their-own-little-cardboard-pizza-boxes/feed/0‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ star Jamie Dornan (NSFW)http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2015/02/12/fifty-shades-of-grey-star-jamie-dornan-nsfw/
http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2015/02/12/fifty-shades-of-grey-star-jamie-dornan-nsfw/#commentsThu, 12 Feb 2015 06:32:57 +0000http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/?p=2992Fifty Shades of Grey will be unleashed into cinemas this Friday (February 13). Just the perfect pre-Valentines day holiday of that unlucky Friday to get a little kink on. Here are Jamie Dornan’s hottest moments:

This year more than ever, kink, bondage and BDSM are in the news right along with love, sex and romance, thanks to the release of 50 Shades of Grey. But despite the recent fashionableness of BDSM, the reality is that not everyone feels compelled to push the limits of their pain threshold or explore the darker aspects of their sexual psyche.

Click over here to get a free sample of Astroglide specially made for the popular 50 Shades film.Are you among the 14% of those who regularly seek out the limits of their physical tolerance for pain or restraint, or part of the 86% of people who are comfortable to simply pursue pleasure in relatively un-kinky avenues?

“50 Shades of Gay” gift ideas from Adam & Eve that LGBTQ couples are sure to love. The Scarlet Couture Collection at adameve.com includes almost a dozen fun items such as the Scarlet Submission Kit and the Scarlet Bedroom Bondage System. 50 Shades is all about fantasy. This Valentine’s Day LELO is offering silk blindfolds,scented massage oils to elegant silk cuffs.

]]>http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2015/02/12/fifty-shades-of-grey-star-jamie-dornan-nsfw/feed/0Shoot the Gays Android APP on Google Playhttp://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2014/11/24/shoot-the-gays-android-app-on-google-play/
http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2014/11/24/shoot-the-gays-android-app-on-google-play/#commentsMon, 24 Nov 2014 09:19:26 +0000http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/?p=2976Yes you read the headline correct. In the Google APP store you will find a hunting game that shoots and kills gays and accuses them of coming after their ass. It basically allows players to shoot dead naked gay men as they try to molest the player.

Ass Hunter has been playable online 2006 but was uploaded to the Google Play app store on November 23, 2014. We are hoping it will be taken off soon. The game description reads, ‘Legendary game, where you are hunter and your mission is to kill gays as much as you can or escape between them to the next level. Gays may be hidden in bushes and unexpectedly catch you. Remember- When they catch you they will do with you whatever they want.’

It’s unacceptable that Google would let this into their store online because it makes it a sport to shoot down gays. The gay community needs to fight this with outrage until they shut this game down. Google is a gay ally but with so much homophobia around the world still out there we need them to monitor stuff like this even more.

What makes this worse is the game has 5 star ratings on the Google Play store. Google was forced to remove Bomb Gaza from its app store in August after a social media backlash over the game, which allowed players to pilot an Israeli air force jet to ‘drop bombs and avoid killing civilians.’

Google does review apps before they are uploaded but its app content policies ban ‘depictions of gratuitous violence’ and ‘materials that threaten, harass or bully other users.’ There also a hate speech clause that forbids ‘advocating against groups of people based on their… sexual orientation/gender identity.’

]]>http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2014/11/24/shoot-the-gays-android-app-on-google-play/feed/0Houston Pride to move downtown instead of gayborhoodhttp://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2014/10/03/houston-pride-to-move-downtown-instead-of-gayborhood/
http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2014/10/03/houston-pride-to-move-downtown-instead-of-gayborhood/#commentsFri, 03 Oct 2014 02:16:40 +0000http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/?p=2966The annual Houston LGBT Pride Celebration is moving out of the neighborhood long known as the city’s gayborhood after 30 years. Pride Houston officials announced Wednesday that the Pride parade and festival have outgrown the lower Westheimer area and will move the route to downtown Houston.

“The move downtown is about breaking barriers by showing that as a community we no longer have to segregate ourselves by staying in the ‘gayborhood,’?” Pride Houston president Frankie Quijano said. “This move will allow us to better showcase the LGBT community we are and will continue to become.”

Irwin Palchik, owner of the popular F Bar nightclub, said he was hurt by the decision not to involve the city’s LGBT community in the discussion.
“Dallas, West Hollywood and other cities around the nation would not move their parade out of the LGBT area. Why would we?” Palchik said.
Armstrong predicted the move could spark a “Montrose parade” next year in competition with the downtown event.

“It’s shocking, it’s silly, and it’s not going to stand. You’re going to see emotional backlash,” he said. “I understand the bar owners are just one little piece of the rainbow flag. But I don’t know any large percentage of people that would want to move it downtown.”

The pride committee has tried this before in 1980 which was the first time they tried to move it since the parade began in 1979. There was public outcry and they decided not to change it. The bar owners in the Montrose area are totally against this drastic change. “This is crazy. It’s really crazy,” Southbeach and JR’s club owner Charles Armstrong said Wednesday. “There are thousands of people who have been silenced with no opinion in the lack of discussion about moving the parade out of Montrose.”

The parade runs at dusk and goes on until 11pm or so and includes more than 100 floats representing local bars, businesses and civic and social organizations. Thousands of people line up along Westheimer between Montrose and Dunlavy. The pride festival is normally walking distance down the street. A move downtown would mean driving or taking a cab to other events or bars being out of the neighborhood directly before or after the parade.

Next year the parade shall begin on Walker at Milam and continue down Smith Street to Andrews. The expanded, day-long festival will surround City Hall, with exhibitors located on McKinney and Walker streets and around Tranquillity Park and the Hermann Square reflecting pool. They may also have an ending firework show for the finale.

They say that the pride movement is about it’s people not the location but that’s hogwash. It needs to support the gay community as in the bars and restaurants and shops that are hurting for cash as it is in today’s digital economy. It’s disgusting that the Pride committee would not ask bar owners and other people before pushing ahead with this. These organizers who want it for just “families” they can have that in the daytime downtown or in another city or on a float in the middle of the lake. Since it doesn’t matter where the parade is held why not just hold it in Beaumont?

Oklahoma City tried to change the pride route a few years ago and failed. They also tried to move their festival to downtown OKC and that failed. They had to move it back to the gayborhood the following year. The pride committees are out of touch with today’s gays. It’s time we look into new pride committee’s especially in a city with the population the size of Houston.

]]>http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2014/10/03/houston-pride-to-move-downtown-instead-of-gayborhood/feed/0‘Secret’ app is bringing out the bullies in the gay scenehttp://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2014/07/27/secret-app-is-bringing-out-the-bullies-in-the-gay-scene/
http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2014/07/27/secret-app-is-bringing-out-the-bullies-in-the-gay-scene/#commentsSun, 27 Jul 2014 03:30:45 +0000http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/?p=2962We attend HRC dinners in NYC and LA to help fund the cause for gay rights. We attend Lady Gaga concerts which support a “Born This Way” organization for teen bullying. We march in gay pride parades around the world to help get the word out there that gays aren’t so bad and celebrate the fact we are not the ‘norm’. We then bully each other until we all start committing suicide and the #itgetsbetter campaign is nothing but hogwash and misleading because honestly what they face when they grow older is much worse in the gay community #sorrynotsorry. The party promoters you see on Facebook trashing other promoters, sending out vindictive tweets to others in our gay family, people gossiping at happy hour about their ex’s or setting up others to make them look bad. All of this but yet there is one thing that will really kill the gays… the ‘Secret’ app.

Oh yes the app where you can log on under the cloaked identity of a “friend” among others in your phone contacts and rant on about anything. You can tell someones got an STD or go on about an HIV status or any other slanderous activity but not have to pay the consequences of owning up to the person behind the posts.

The DC and Atlanta gay scenes in particular have been infamously cruel to a few people where friends will all gang up on a person. Since they are all connected in friends they may see the posts more often but yet it is there for the public to see and then posted on Tumblr and Facebook and even tweeted about. One person whom I will not mention nor do I know this person has been talked about from NYC to LA and he lives in Atlanta accused of stalking someone. Why not just get a restraining order on him? Why go around bullying him saying he has a small cock and hes ugly and resort to middle school things like name calling. How does #itgetsbetter at this point? We have turned into a community of bullies and everyone thinks its funny and not a serious thing.

Online anonymity is synonymous with bullying, harassment and ugly comments. That’s why YouTube and Huffington Post have moved away from anonymity in the past year. It was getting out of control. So much hate in the world. People will sit from their cubicles of judgement and look down on someone else.

Secret is not the only app that lets you go around bulling or trashing others there is Confide, Whisper and Yik Yak that have become popular and notorious with cloaked identities.

This anonymous “app” has become the modern high-tech equivalent of writing nasty things about someone on the bathroom wall and reflects a side of our gay community that takes away all that we have done for rights.

This is not a new phenomenon in our community with people being rude and mean. If you look at some of the ads on Craigslist and Grindr where people proudly request “no fems, no fats.” But this is a whole new level of vindictive younger gays who are playing dirtier than ever.

Disclosing someone’s HIV status for entertainment, ridiculing someone for their alcoholism or drug usage, hiding behind an unsigned comment, making fun of others penis sizes or weights, trashing people publicly, and anything else that goes on behind the secretively app are all things we should have grown out of after middle school or junior high. Sometimes you just have to deal with it if you dislike someone and ignore them not go off about them in a public setting. Remember that karma comes around and bites you in the ass sometimes when you do that at least I would like to think. It’s great to have a place to confess things that you did on an app but to go on about another person and mentioning their names should not be allowed. Not sure why this app has not in itself been sued for slander.

“Secret” and similar apps reward the worst or worst behavior in our community. When you watch something like the broadcast of “Normal Heart” it reminds us of our community coming together to take care of one another. It just shows that the best thing to do is settle down get a few dogs and stay far away from the community sometimes but for someone like me I enjoy the club scene and try to hang out with positive people to socialize with and carry on conversations that are not about judging others. I think everyone needs to look at the “Man in the Mirror” and ask yourself the skeletons in your closet before you go casting stones on others. Yes Ma’am!!

]]>http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2014/07/27/secret-app-is-bringing-out-the-bullies-in-the-gay-scene/feed/0OMG Madonna used the word “Gay”http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2014/04/25/omg-madonna-used-the-word-gay/
http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2014/04/25/omg-madonna-used-the-word-gay/#commentsFri, 25 Apr 2014 01:00:22 +0000http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/?p=2957You know the uptight gays and lesbians who are sitting at their computers watching Buzzfeed are so offended they will never buy another Madonna concert ticket again. She has went too far this time Madonna has crossed the line saying the outrageous word of gay. Does anyone not remember that Madonna is basically bi herself. She is basically a part of the gay community and she can freely say the word as she wants. If anyone has a problem with that then you obviously do not know what she has done for our community and I guarantee you would not have half the freedoms you do now if it weren’t for Madonna helping bring about the gay culture across the WORLD. Her tours have helped open minds and free gays and lesbians worldwide and saved many lives.The controversy started when she answered several questions with cards on Buzzfeed where she responded Gay when asked about her thoughts about Putin and Kale. The reference to Putin was hilarious because Jon Stewart and others such as Bill Maher have all said hes about as gay as Lindsey Graham even though they both seem to hate gays.

What would have been offensive is if she would have said the word “Fa-“. I even hate typing the “F” word. Its an abusive name that many of us were called by our parents. The word queer also offended me as a kid but then I have grown to like it as it seems more lesbians prefer queer over gay. We also use the word Queer in this blog. Mainly a lesbian ran blog.

It seems that everything Madonna says gets someone offended. It makes you wonder why anyone could be offended by her saying the word gay or writing it down and take it out of context. We know she has more love for our community than anyone. She has been there helping us through our childhoods through the hate and helping us grow and learn with her. She has her haters and we have ours. We know it is mostly the Huffington Post and the gay media trying to make a big stink out of nothing. We stand by Madonna and she can say the words Gay and Queer all she wants. All Hail the Queen!!

]]>http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2014/04/25/omg-madonna-used-the-word-gay/feed/0Zac Efron shows his stuff off to the Workaholics boyshttp://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2014/04/17/zac-efron-workaholics/
http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2014/04/17/zac-efron-workaholics/#commentsThu, 17 Apr 2014 20:13:09 +0000http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/?p=2950Adam, Blake and Ders come up with an unconventional and intimate method of interviewing applicants for a free spot in their cubicle. This is the Comedy Central Uncensored version showing The Workaholics Guys with Seth Rogen and Zac Efron. Zac Efron does a dance and shows his peen to the working boys.
]]>http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2014/04/17/zac-efron-workaholics/feed/0Amazing Video Of A Male To Female Transition Will Make You Cryhttp://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2014/04/03/2942/
http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2014/04/03/2942/#commentsThu, 03 Apr 2014 00:10:57 +0000http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/?p=2942Must watch this video below and yeah you might cry some but it is worth it! The risks of this transformation were social reputation, job security, future well being, health insurance, loss of friends, rejection from family, “people are going to laugh”, “Will I fit in”. It all happened and came out rather incredible. Let us know what you think!

Transitioning stories always punch my heart a little. Maybe it’s seeing the emotional, physical, and social struggles that my own trans friends have dealt with. Maybe it’s a sense of empathy for anyone who goes through a time sad, marginalized, doubted, distanced, abused, ridiculed, and generally discredited as a human. Maybe I just get fucking pumped when I see people being brave enough to do shit that they know will be hard. I really do think it takes an extraordinary person to do that; I believe most people would choose being dissatisfied and unfulfilled when being otherwise required such great risk and vulnerability and strength. But mostly, I think it’s that painfully re-latable desire to self-actualize, to figure out who you are, and the awareness that there are few things more difficult to endure than living a life that is forced in some fundamental way, or having to exist in a way that feels unnatural and uncomfortable and disingenuous to who you really are. So videos like this one – where you can starkly see how a person can hide who they really are, what that means, how. TC Mark

]]>http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2014/04/03/2942/feed/0Guy Version of Selfie #dickpic #selfiehttp://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2014/03/28/guy-version-of-selfie-dickpic-selfie/
http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2014/03/28/guy-version-of-selfie-dickpic-selfie/#commentsFri, 28 Mar 2014 23:37:06 +0000http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/?p=2938But first…let me take a #dickpic is the new version of the popular selfie song that is unstoppable like a gangnam style call me maybe virus. We like this one better than the protein selfie at the gym that was posted not long ago. Speaking of selfies check out the Cancer benefit photos here.
]]>http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2014/03/28/guy-version-of-selfie-dickpic-selfie/feed/0Cock in a Sock Selfies for Cancer Awarenesshttp://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2014/03/25/cock-in-a-sock-selfies/
http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2014/03/25/cock-in-a-sock-selfies/#commentsTue, 25 Mar 2014 03:20:20 +0000http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/?p=2922This has to be one of the hottest charity ideas ever. Even better than shirtless firefighter hunks doing calenders. We are loving every minute of this social media craze and it is going for a great cause. You basically send in a Cock in a Sock Selfie to raise money for Cancer Research in the UK. It has taken off internationally and that is a great thing because cancer is not limited to just one area. They have had some problems on Facebook for people posting what may be against their terms and while it may be a bit revealing we want more and more!

We hope they are generating loads of money for cancer research. If you wish to donate Text BEAT to 70099 (£3).

]]>http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2014/03/25/cock-in-a-sock-selfies/feed/0Fox News Affiliate airs dick pichttp://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2014/03/18/fox-news-affiliate-airs-dick-pic/
http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2014/03/18/fox-news-affiliate-airs-dick-pic/#commentsTue, 18 Mar 2014 18:48:00 +0000http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/?p=2914The crew at Denver’s Fox affiliate KDVR tried to show some photos from a helicopter crash in Seattle. This is where things went wrong and they accidentally aired a picture of a limp penis. Keep in mind this is not late night TV but the morning show. You would have thought they would have turned the camera away from the iPad after images of Edward Scissorhands which then led to a cock pic. Hey it was a limp so who cares. That is the best thing they have shown on a Fox News channel.

Thanks to the folks over at HannityisaMoron.com for this one!
hannityisamoron.com

]]>http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2014/03/18/fox-news-affiliate-airs-dick-pic/feed/0Olympic sailors sail nakedhttp://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2014/03/13/olympic-sailors-sail-naked/
http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2014/03/13/olympic-sailors-sail-naked/#commentsThu, 13 Mar 2014 22:07:28 +0000http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/?p=2908These Spanish sailors Onán Barreiros and Juan Curbel who are aiming to compete at the Rio Olympics in 2016 promised they would get naked if they reached 1,500 likes om their Facebook page by the end of February. Wow only 1,500 likes to bare those buns for us? No telling what they will do for 10,000 likes! Be sure and like this page!
]]>http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2014/03/13/olympic-sailors-sail-naked/feed/0French Firefighters In Trouble Over Their Sexy Shirtless Lip Synchttp://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2014/03/04/french-firefighters-in-trouble-over-their-sexy-shirtless-lip-sync/
http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2014/03/04/french-firefighters-in-trouble-over-their-sexy-shirtless-lip-sync/#commentsTue, 04 Mar 2014 01:25:51 +0000http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/?p=2903These hunky French Firefighters may be in some trouble over their sexy shirtless lip sync to “Call Me Maybe”. This may be yet one of our favorite takes of this song so far. These young lads have a job with us anytime they want to come across the pond. See the video below!

]]>http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2014/03/04/french-firefighters-in-trouble-over-their-sexy-shirtless-lip-sync/feed/2HBO’s new “Looking” series should be called Scruff as Folkhttp://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2014/01/28/hbos-new-looking-scruff-folk/
http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2014/01/28/hbos-new-looking-scruff-folk/#commentsTue, 28 Jan 2014 10:12:18 +0000http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/?p=2899The new HBO series “Looking” premiered last Sunday night and we are just into two episodes of the new gay drama airing on the network. The episodes are only 30 minutes long which is about as long as The Colbert Report but Colbert can get more reaction out of people in that amount of time.

We have yet to realize who the characters are since most of them are sort of look-a-like hipsters you know with the beards and lots and lots of facial hair. They are not trying to look young they are trying to look “gay hip” which I assume is hipster. We do not expect to bond with all the characters but it is hard to get to know them besides the main guy who is single and looking.

The scenes in the show are so dark and nothing as comparable to the amazing camerawork they had in Queer as Folk which was a show before its time. Probably so ahead of its time that THIS “Looking” show should have been on air back then and QAF should have been this series.
We call the show “Scruff as Folk” because it seems like a more folk show. I felt lime most of the show I was watching boring scenes where someone would come out and start playing a banjo and put me to sleep. To put it in better terms the show is so boring that Dallas A-List and NYC A-List could give it a run for ratings and drama. It isn’t all the drama that we have to have but after all this is the gay lifestyle and where is the PFLAG mom, the parents that are homophobic, the gay son who was bullied in highschool, the 20-30 something guy who graduated college who is out looking for a job. Where are the wing men at the club or cliques we see out.

While some are comparing it to other shows such as QAF some are saying such as GLEE Actress Lea Michele that she supports Jonathan Groff of HBO’s ‘gay Sex and the City’. I would not go that far either that is really setting it at a high level it can’t achieve in 30 min.

It would have been amazing if the writer of Desperate Housewives, Melrose Place, or even Del Shores from Sordid Lives could have done something fun with the show. A bigger HBO production could have brought comedy, drama, romance, and all of us falling in love with the show making it a Sunday night gay house party each time it aired like a cult… um you know like Queer as Folk used to be.

We realize gays in San Francisco are most likely not as exciting as the boys down in South Beach Miami or NYC but this show needs some spice. The season will include eight episodes with Jonathan Groff as the star as Patrick along with “Agustin” and “Dom”.

Do you think that Showtime or LOGO could at least start airing Queer As Folk reruns to we wont have to cry everytime one of these Looking episodes comes on in boredom?

]]>http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2014/01/28/hbos-new-looking-scruff-folk/feed/0Gay Bro Code Revealed (Part I)http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2013/12/10/gay-bro-code-revealed/
http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2013/12/10/gay-bro-code-revealed/#commentsTue, 10 Dec 2013 06:44:10 +0000http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/?p=2886I grew up closeted as a cool, straight masculine guys-guy. I played team sports in high school, I joined a frat at a big party college. I’ve spent time with my dad and his close guy friends. At any given time, I could jump back into my past tribes with my fratty, sporty guy groups- not as a closeted, self-denial, person, but as my fully fledged gay persona self. The reason I will always be part of those circles is simple. I understand and adhere to the sacred bro code. It sounds silly, and is absurd and it is offensive, no doubt. Yet there is an unspoken, understood committed list of rules that straight ‘bros’ adhere to.

I rarely see my old frat boys anymore (now it seems I only encounter the newly closeted finds on grindr). All of my close friends are gay. I witness things get turning ugly when my gay friends are on the same pursuit. I’ve had my closest gay friends try to seduce my own dates out from under me- while on the date- and then adding my dates on facebook and texting them. The craziest thing of all is that they are totally unaware of what they are doing, and totally oblivious that they have crossed any lines of decency. Instead of getting angry, I realized The Bro Code of honor and respect is missing from gay friends. They are completely clueless. For whatever reasons (ask your therapist or read The Velvet Rage gay boys haven’t learned the standards of male bromanship. Or to be more politically correct, male friendship social courtesy and respect.

Many of my close gay friends make terrible bro’s, and even worse wingmen. This can be disappointing socially and personally. Information on the standard accepted Bro Code is widely available as are wingman requirements. Apparently How I met your Mother, a popular TV series has published an official bro-code. Yet all of the Bro Codes I found are very much for straight guys. I have scoured the net and compiled and adapted a list of key Bro Codes that all close gay friends should follow. Several obvious requirements like friends don’t let friends drive drunk or wear crocs needn’t be
listed here.

]]>http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2013/12/10/gay-bro-code-revealed/feed/1The Gay Bro Code: Duties of Being a Wingmanhttp://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2013/12/10/the-gay-bro-code/
http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2013/12/10/the-gay-bro-code/#commentsTue, 10 Dec 2013 06:25:30 +0000http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/?p=2880The Gay Bro Code:
1) Loyalty to your bro at all times above all. If you promise something you must keep the promise.
Always.
2) Anytime it is requested that you wingman, you are obligated and required. However, you can only be
asked to do this once a week, unless you owe favors.
3) When playing the role of a wingman you cannot fail. The wingman job is very important. (more on the
all important wingman duties and obligations HERE)
4) It is your duty to prevent ugly or embarrassing tricks. The exception being a totally sober bro
explaining why he is doing it. Then you are off the hook for any responsibility.
5) Keep the family out of it- no hook ups with a bro’s relatives (close straight friends included unless
cleared well in advance).
6) You are always expected to give an honest opinion of your bro’s latest trick, date, interest….
7) Never let your bro be stranded. You are always available to offer a ride. Never let a bro drive drunksteal
keys if you must.
8) We’ve had enough shame growing up. Never shame another bro. Make excuses for a bro for
misfortunes like ugly tricks. i.e. “It was late- it was dark, you were drunk”
9) Never steal your bro’s thunder. If you do it will make you both look bad.
10)A bro will never make another bro look bad or embarrass him in front of a date, a target, his ex,
colleagues or even stranger. Your wingman should make sure this never happens- and if it does the
offending bro must be confronted and punished by your circle of bros.
11) One may join your inner bro circle if there is general consensus after discussion with the bros.
12) Tricks and newbies should never be told of the bro code list. They may be treated as a bro, but until
inducted into your circle they should never know that a set of rules exists. If they need to be talked to,
inform them that it is just “common courtesy and respect.”
13) Any private, privileged, or special information a bro shares with you should be kept between you,
unless the bro says forward or share this. This ranges from info on a person to bootleg copies of a new
movie.
14) A bro will never allow another bro to drunk dial or text an ex or target. No exceptions to this rule.
When a bro is truly intoxicated, depressed, or not fit to think properly, the phone will be confiscated until
a sober state of mind is achieved.
15) If anyone, especially the bro’s date/trick/ex calls you and asks about a bros actions the previous night,
you know nothing until you’ve talked to your bro. If there is a story involved, (I.e. the bro claimed to be
sleeping at a friend’s house) you will always go along with his story, and you may even claim he is still
there.
16) You will always make excuses for a bros actions, no matter how obscene. All things done by a drunk
bro must be forgiven. No exceptions.
17) A bro should always be allowed to make amends for his actions.
18) A bro will always give his bro’s friend a ride to wherever, so long as restitutions are made for the
action.
19) A bro will always give details when describing a sexual encounter- but not personal information. Keep
the details about the other party. These details are never to be shared with anyone outside of the bro
circle.
20) Bro’s never reveal any information about a bro’s sexual or dating history with anyone beyond the bro
circle. This includes who they have hooked up with, or how many.
21) A bro will always do his best to help another bro’s self esteem. The Alpha-Bro should always be
handing out the wisdom and power of his skill. A bro will always recognize the master seducer of the
group. It is expected to seek advice from the Alpha-Bro.
22) A bro should never ever under any circumstances hookup with a bro’s ex or date. A bro should never
hookup with another bro’s one-night-stand-trick within 2 months, and never without prior permission.
23) A bro may proceed to make moves on another bro’s failed target ONLY after it is verbally admitted he
was rejected, AND only after asking permission first. If the bro declines your invitation to bust some
moves, you must adhere to his wishes and find a new target.
24) If permission for rule 23 has been given by a bro, and success is evident for yourself. One must
always put it down to it being the target’s preference and not due to your superior abilities. If a bro
proceeds to become hurt about your success where he failed, you are under no obligations to make
him feel better or apologize for your success.
25) A bro will always tell a bro what he did when he was blacked out. No matter how bad.
26) A bro must always maintain a safe physical distance from a bro’s trick or date, especially when
drinking. Physical contact may only be made with a bro’s date, when saying good bye. No exceptions.
27) A bro will always do his best to stop a bro from getting tattoos. A bro’s skin is the largest organ he has
and the second most important. Especially if the tattoo is of a partner. Tricks will dump you and play
with your heart, but a bro will protect you like his own private parts.
28) The way of the bro is sacred, cherish it like a sect or cult. The bro life is like being in Jedi training
camp. You must always show your bro love and be joyous when bro love is shown to you.
29) Bro-dating and bro-mance is prohibited. You must analyze your Bro-mance should someone
comment or ask if you and a close bro are dating. If it appears you are then you are appearing to be
too close. If things develop and you two decide to be dating then you must respectfully change your
status in the Bro-circle to ‘abstainer’ and special Bro advisors. Dating bros shall be off the market and
not pursuing targets.
30) Always respect a bro’s viewpoints about anything from politics to cars to religion. The only time a
bro’s views do not matter is when they conflict with the bro code. If such a case should happen, the
bro should be immediately evicted from the bro circle, until correctional actions have been made.
31) A bro should always treat for food when a bro is broke. Signs that a bro is broke are phrases like, “I’d
rather eat at home”, “I’m not hungry”, “I just ate”, and finally “I’m trying to save money so ill eat at
home.”
32) A good bro will always encourage his bros to be an Alpha-Bro when it comes to talking to targets. If
necessary, demonstrations of your prowess may be made to give your bros something to work with.
33) A bro may be denied further access to alcohol when it is obvious he has drunk too much already.
Bros agree to respect & trust the input of their sober bros.
34) All things must be forgiven among bros, with the exception being your drunk bro hitting on, hooking
up with your date, ex, or relative. This allows for an immediate punishment, such as a punch to the
face, but only after all other bros have been told and are gathered to watch the punishment. Before
the blow is delivered, your drunk bro must have the situation explained to him. Because he is drunk,
he will probably agree that he needs to be punched.

35) Under no circumstances should a bro ever be hit in the genitals for any reason. EVER!
36) You should only ever make fun of a bro for minor things that don’t affect their physical attributes.
Example, damn man you got really goofy shoes. The exception is for something that doesn’t exist,
example; making fun of your friend for having man-boobs when he clearly doesn’t.
37) A bro doesn’t clock block another bro for any reason whatsoever. EVER. The only time that
cockblocking is condoned by the bro code is when the designated cockblocker (aka the bombardier)
has viable reasons to stop a bro from hooking up.
38) When on the prowl, Dibs can’t be implied. You must call dibs in front of witnesses for the dibs to be
valid with your bros. At the time of the dibs calling, the bros must speak up then if there is any
objection such as a prior connection with a bro. Any known information on the target subject to dibs
must also be openly shared at this time.
39) Subject to the rules on dibs, a bro can only object to the dibs in one of the following instances:
i. he has been actively talking to the target that evening, ii. he had planned to meet that target that
evening, iii. he had been on more than one date with the target prior.
40) If two Bros call dibs on the same pursuit, the bro who has been sterile the longest gets the first shot.
First shot privileges expire after 24 hours or 2 attempts in a night, whichever is first.
41) Bros never give out another bro’s address, phone number, or other contact information without
permission from the bro. If they don’t have the information, then the bro didn’t give it for a reason.
Even in instances of mailing cards and gifts- ask the bro first. Only a bro should be able to subject
himself to crazies knowing where he lives or how to reach him.
42) If a bro wants to do something stupid, first try to talk him out of it. If they insist make sure you and
your other close bros can witness it. Film it if necessary.
43) If a bro receives naked pictures on his cell phone or via email of someone hot, all of his bros are
immediately entitled to viewing the picture as long as there are no bros in the picture. If a bro is in the
picture it is to be deleted immediately.
44) A bro shall not damage another bro’s chances to score. Ever.
45) A bro will make any and all efforts to discreetly provide his bro with a condom when he scores. A bro
should also always support and accommodate his bro’s scoring however he can.
46) Under no circumstance whatsoever shall a bro ever send out a picture of another bro naked or
shirtless. He shouldn’t even have a picture like this, and shouldn’t ever be sending out pics of a bro.
47) Never shall a bro ever send to anyone a photo, video, or information that shows a bro in an
embarrassing or less than faltering way. A bro who does this should be immediately removed from
the circle, or at least severely punished by the bro circle. A bro never should take or have any such
images or documentation. The exception to this rule is an embarrassing photo of a bro where the
photographed bro is willingly or publicly posing. This image may only be sent to other bros and saved
for private distribution among the bros.
48) Maintain your own social circle away from your bro circle. All bros need to have additional social
circles outside of the one you share. This helps diversify your social and hunting grounds, and
ensures that there’s always fresh territory to cover. Bro’s respect all parts of bro identities including
their social circles no matter how unusual. Bros are allowed to make jokes to their bro only about the
various social oddities.
49) Bro’s respect their bro’s lives and individual social circles. Unless the bro specifically invites you, bros
don’t seek out, add or accept another bro’s friends, coworkers, or family on facebook or other social
platforms, and especially don’t text or hang out with them without the bro. Bro rule of thumb- if you
wouldn’t know them without going through the bro, don’t engage them without going through the bro.
Don’t get creepy.
50) When hanging with the bros, phones are off limits for calls and texts from tricks, partners, exes, and
dates. Bro time is sacred.

The Golden bro rule that everyone knows, Bros over hoes. This rule may be seasoned to taste by the
bros themselves. Example; Bros over hoes except at the close. This rule of the bro code is what sets the
male gender apart from the female gender. It is the very essence of the bro code, and embodies the true
awesomeness that is bro love.

]]>http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2013/12/10/the-gay-bro-code/feed/2Google Search Suggests “Gay Should Die”http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2013/11/27/google-search-suggests-gay-should-die/
http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2013/11/27/google-search-suggests-gay-should-die/#commentsWed, 27 Nov 2013 00:23:27 +0000http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/?p=2872We were searching up queries in Google and noticed that they have one that needs to be removed. When you do a search for “gay should” it will come up with different pre-fetched results but one of them is “Gay should die”. suggestions. You would think that “gay should be allowed to marry” or something similar would come up first but you see the “die” and a “gay should not be allowed to marry” along with “gay should not be allowed to adopt children”.

One reader said that “Gay Should Die” came up first in his Google box. This is upsetting and we need to contact Big G to have this removed. Do you think that Google is promoting intolerance here? When you do a Bing Search for the same thing you do not get the “die” result.

]]>http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2013/11/27/google-search-suggests-gay-should-die/feed/0New Mexico County Issuing Same-Sex Marriage Licenseshttp://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2013/08/21/new-mexico-county-issuing-same-sex-marriage-licenses/
http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2013/08/21/new-mexico-county-issuing-same-sex-marriage-licenses/#commentsWed, 21 Aug 2013 18:15:16 +0000http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/?p=2869While New Mexico’s gay marriage laws remain up in the air, one county official is not waiting. Meet Dona Ana County Clerk Lynn Ellins who issued a statement Wednesday affirming that his office is issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples. News reports have noted earlier this month that New Mexico is the only state without laws on the books for either gay marriage or civil unions.

This decision comes days after New Mexico’s state Supreme Court declined to decide on the gay marriage issue, sending requests for legality back to the lower courts. He cited concerns of a delay that “could be many months or years” before being resolved.

“I am an attorney, and I have read the AG’s opinion, and I find it to be sound,” Ellins said in a statement. “After careful review of New Mexico’s laws it is clear that the state’s marriage statutes are gender neutral and do not expressly prohibit Doña Ana County from issuing marriage licenses to same-gender couples. Any further denial of marriage licenses to these couples violates the United States and New Mexico Constitution and the New Mexico Human Rights Act. Doña Ana County is upholding New Mexico law by issuing these marriage licenses, and I see no reason to make committed couples in Doña Ana County wait another minute to marry.”

According to Freedom To Marry, New Mexico’s state’s laws have been stagnant since 2004, when a clerk made a similar move as Ellins to issue licenses. But the state’s attorney general at the time stopped that process, and movement has stalled since. So maybe we will see New Mexico as the next beautiful state to marry. Santa Fe here we come!

]]>http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2013/08/21/new-mexico-county-issuing-same-sex-marriage-licenses/feed/0Beyonce vs. Miley Cyrus with Shorter Hairhttp://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2013/08/08/beyonce-vs-miley-cyrus-with-shorter-hair/
http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2013/08/08/beyonce-vs-miley-cyrus-with-shorter-hair/#commentsThu, 08 Aug 2013 05:49:08 +0000http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/?p=2862Beyoncé just debuted this shorter hairstyle on Instagram what do you think? Is Beyonce going after the trend that Miley Cyrus started or did she just take her wig off after a show and this is what her hair looks like naturally? Did the fan really attack her that bad?

]]>http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2013/08/08/beyonce-vs-miley-cyrus-with-shorter-hair/feed/0#SecretProject looks to be a fight for Human Rights WorldWidehttp://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2013/07/12/secretproject-looks-to-be-a-fight-for-human-rights-worldwide/
http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2013/07/12/secretproject-looks-to-be-a-fight-for-human-rights-worldwide/#commentsFri, 12 Jul 2013 10:25:34 +0000http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/?p=2856It looks like various artists are coming together to help other nations gain their human rights by using this money they are raising from selling these highly fashionable clothes. A revolution of this #secretproject to bring peace and not war but fight for our rights as humans.
Madonna can be seen wearing the Defend Paris shirt with a guy and you will see Rihanna and Chris Brown support the fashion and cause. More information on this can be found at facebook.com/DefendParis.
]]>http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2013/07/12/secretproject-looks-to-be-a-fight-for-human-rights-worldwide/feed/0Adam Lambert to be a regular on Gleehttp://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2013/07/11/adam-lambert-to-be-a-regular-on-glee/
http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2013/07/11/adam-lambert-to-be-a-regular-on-glee/#commentsThu, 11 Jul 2013 22:35:24 +0000http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/?p=2853Just at a time we thought Adam Lambert’s career was over. No wait we never thought that. His talent is like no other EVER to grace the American Idol stage and we are so proud that he is now a Glee castmember.

ADAM LAMBERT to be a regular on Glee! Via Creator @MrRPMurphy: I am thrilled to announce that the super talented Adam Lambert is joining the cast of Glee this fall. Photo of Adam Lambert & GLEE actors Chris Colfer, Darren Criss at Elton John’s Oscar Party on 2-26-12 looks like they have been planning this for awhile now! Tweet by Adam Lambert: I’m so excited!! “@MrRPMurphy: I am thrilled to announce that the super talented Adam Lambert is joining the cast of Glee this fall.”
MTV Video from 2009: Lea Michele of Glee: “I Want To Sing With ADAM LAMBERT So Badly!”
Tweeteed by Ryan Murphy @MrRPMurphy “I am thrilled to announce that the super talented Adam Lambert is joining the cast of Glee this fall.”

]]>http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2013/07/11/adam-lambert-to-be-a-regular-on-glee/feed/1Infamous Ex-Gay Religious group Exodus Shuts Down and Apologizeshttp://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2013/06/20/exodus-international-shuts-down-apologizes/
http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2013/06/20/exodus-international-shuts-down-apologizes/#commentsThu, 20 Jun 2013 06:27:40 +0000http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/?p=2846Exodus International, after 37 years of screwing with Gay and Lesbian people’s heads and trying to make them straight IS CLOSING and is going to work with churches to be more accepting. The group also apologized for all of the damage they have done and the lives they have ruined. I had to look over the post several times before I realized it was real and not some type of Onion story.

Don’t be too sure of this excitement though. We must still give money to Lambda Legal, GLAAD, and the HRC to help combat these religious rights that try and take away our rights. The Exodus website reads that they are shutting down but at the same time say “Local affiliated ministries, which have always been autonomous, will continue, but not under the name or umbrella of Exodus.”

There are still those deliverance ministries that Exodus developed like the Restored Network that are in OKC this week who have come for a Pentecostal revival to to cast demons out of as many OKC LGBT as they can. Exodus is like spiritual nazism and physical nazism there is no excuse. Floyd, when I was coming out while in Seminary I was told it would be better to commit suicide then to be Gay. I know of a group where the Evangelical Deliverance had as high as a 50% suicide rate after a year. Evergreen ministries in Utah left Exodus and uses electro shock therapy at BYU to help homosexual Mormons.

– I saw this posted on Facebook earlier and it is a scary thought but this is a great sign of the change that is happening to see this major hate group go under.

This could turn out to be one of the best pride months ever if things keep going our way. What we found out just now has shocked us and made us feel a sense of pride like no other. Especially since I was told to goto a “Chance to Change” place that my father sent me to although it ended up turning badly against him because he thought it was a place to change me.

]]>http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2013/06/20/exodus-international-shuts-down-apologizes/feed/0The Great Gatsby NYC premiere photos from the Red Carpethttp://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2013/05/03/great-gatsby-nyc-premiere/
http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2013/05/03/great-gatsby-nyc-premiere/#commentsFri, 03 May 2013 05:55:51 +0000http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/?p=2838Who is not Uber excited for THe Great Gatsby to open in 3D and 2D on May 2nd? Below are photos from the New York City premiere of The Great Gatsby, which took place Avery Fisher Hall in Lincoln Center. In attendance were stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Carey Mulligan, Tobey Maguire, Joel Edgerton, Isla Fisher, director Baz Luhrmann, executive producer and soundtrack producer Jay-Z, and other distinguished guests. There are around 2,000 costumes and even though the movie took place during prohibition they sure did have lots of booze in the film. So exciting!
]]>http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2013/05/03/great-gatsby-nyc-premiere/feed/0Danish scientists say they’re “months” away from HIV Curehttp://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2013/05/02/danish-scientists-hiv-cure/
http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2013/05/02/danish-scientists-hiv-cure/#commentsThu, 02 May 2013 08:43:10 +0000http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/?p=2834Could scientists be close to a cure for a disease that has killed more than 25 million people since 1981? We realize now it is not a death sentence like it was before but a cure is what we ultimately seek. According to the Daily Telegraph, researchers at Denmark’s Aarhus University Hospital believe they are “within months” of a breakthrough that could lead to an affordable cure for the millions of people living with the disease.

There are even some investments to possibly get in on a cure payout. Sangamo BioSciences, Inc. (SGMO: NASDAQ) is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company is engaged in the research, development and commercialization of zinc finger deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)-binding proteins (ZFPs), a naturally occurring class of proteins. Its lead ZFP Therapeutic, SB-728-T, a ZFN-modified autologous T-cell product for the treatment of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), is the first therapeutic application of its ZFN technology and is being evaluated in an ongoing Phase 11 and two Phase I/II clinical trials.

But more about the Danish Scientists technique which involves flushing the HIV from “reservoirs” in human DNA to the surface of cells. With the help of a separate vaccine, the human body would then be able to kill the virus with its own immune system. “I am almost certain that we will be successful in releasing the reservoirs of HIV,” said Aarhus University research team member Dr Ole Søgaard, who remained optimistic but cautious about the potential results.
“The challenge will be getting the patients’ immune system to recognise the virus and destroy it. This depends on the strength and sensitivity of individual immune systems,” he added. So far, the technique has only been successful on human cells in a laboratory, but 15 patients with HIV are currently participating in trials funded by $2 million from the Danish Research Council.

The welcome news is part of a recent string of successes in HIV/AIDS research. In January, Australian scientists said they had discovered a strategy that could make the virus “self-destruct.” In March, U.S. researchers at Johns Hopkins “functionally cured” a baby with HIV by pumping the infant with antivirals immediately after birth.

]]>http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2013/05/02/danish-scientists-hiv-cure/feed/0Open Letter to Church inspired by “Same Love”http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2013/04/10/open-letter-to-church-inspired-by-same-love/
http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2013/04/10/open-letter-to-church-inspired-by-same-love/#commentsWed, 10 Apr 2013 02:41:53 +0000http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/?p=2831This open letter to the Church is going viral for a good reason. We basically pay taxes and help churches out but yet they come back and discriminate against us. Yes, Church’s get to go exempt so they get a free ride as far as I am concerned. The letter seems to be based on a Macklemore concert and their song “Same Love”, which I first heard riding on an airplane the other day and was brought to tears. It really is an amazing song and we love this piece below and hope that churches respond in a positive way.

I got to go to the Macklemore concert on Friday night. If you want to hear about how that went, ask me, seriously, I want to talk about it until I die. The whole thing was great; but the best part was when Macklemore sang “Same Love.” Augustana’s gym was filled to the ceiling with 5,000 people, mostly aged 18-25, and decked out in thrift store gear (American flag bro-tanks, neon Nikes, MC Hammer pants. My Cowboy boyfriend wore Cowboy boots…not ironically….). The arena was brimming with excitement and adrenaline during every song, but when he started to play “Same Love,” the place about collapsed. Why? While the song is popular everywhere, no one, maybe not even Macklemore, feels its true tension like we do in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. If you’re not familiar, here’s the video:

Before the song, Macklemore spoke really simple words along the lines of: “Hey, you can all have your own opinions on how we treat gay people in this country, but this is mine.” And I held my breath in anticipation of some kind of uproar or walk-out…but the crowd cheered louder than they had yet. In our red state, in our conservative little city, the 5,000 young people in that arena wanted to hear about marriage equality.

During the song, almost every person at the concert had their hands up and their eyes closed…it reminded me of church. The whole crowd spoke every word with Macklemore. We were thirsty for those words. We want to hear about equality and love in a gentle way. We’re sick of the harsh words of both sides. Say what you want about my generation, but we can smell fake from a mile away. This rapper from Seattle had brought us truth in song form, and we all knew it. I live in such a conservative bubble that I couldn’t believe the crowd’s positive, thankful reaction. But I shouldn’t have been surprised. No one knows the tension of that song like my generation in South Dakota does. So many of us were brought up in churches and Christian homes, and even if we weren’t, we’ve experienced the traditional Christian culture that just resonates from South Dakota’s prairie land. We know conservatism; we know tradition. But we also have Twitter, we watch SNL, we listen to Macklemore, and we read Tina Fey. We’re more in touch with the rest of the country than the Midwest has ever been. Some of us love the church and some of us hate it, but there aren’t too many people for whom it’s irrelevant. So when Macklemore takes on that tension with his poetry, his South Dakota audience listened. We practically yelled with him when he spoke the lyrics:

“When I was at church, they taught me something else: if you preach hate at the service, those words aren’t anointed. That holy water that you soak in has been poisoned.”

]]>http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2013/04/10/open-letter-to-church-inspired-by-same-love/feed/0Justin Bieber’s New Haircuthttp://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2013/04/10/justin-biebers-new-haircut/
http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2013/04/10/justin-biebers-new-haircut/#commentsWed, 10 Apr 2013 00:36:00 +0000http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/?p=2827What do you think of Justin Bieber’s new haircut? It is a big longer bangs than he had it a few weeks ago. Wow that sure grows fast. The hair is shorter on the sides it seems than when he made his debut here in US performing. It still stands a bit closer to his trademark bang cut but with a trim and slim look. Do you think this is swag for the young musician? Does he look more like a lesbian than ever and will lesbians around the world start changing their Justin Do’s to reflect this?
]]>http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2013/04/10/justin-biebers-new-haircut/feed/3It’s Never Too Late To Find Your Own Lesbian Valentinehttp://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2013/02/14/its-never-too-late-to-find-your-own-lesbian-valentine/
http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2013/02/14/its-never-too-late-to-find-your-own-lesbian-valentine/#commentsThu, 14 Feb 2013 22:08:42 +0000http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/?p=2822You may have looked around and watched many loving couples celebrating Valentines Day this year. Were you disgusted that you had to spend this special Holiday by yourself? Do you dread spending another Valentines by yourself? You really ought to considering actually doing something about it! Lesbian online dating is easier and faster than ever, so the odds are if you start looking for someone right now, you’ll have an exciting date with a new potential soulmate in time for your own holiday celebration.

Valentines Day isn’t just about chocolates, flowers and gifts – it has a deeper more intimate meaning for romantic couples who want to express their true love for each other. Having someone special in your life, worthy of that excitement and passionate about giving it back to you as good as they get it from you is what dating should be all about. That’s where experts like Girlfriends Meet editor Julie Kanako can be very helpful with simple tips to turn next Valentines day into a successful holiday.

“What we want everyone to know is that being single isn’t some kind of curse on Valentines Day” said Ms. Kanako “There are millions of single ladies online right now going through exactly the same kinds of apprehension that you might be feeling, and that shared emotional angst may actually be exactly the kind of common ground that a lasting lesbian romance is built upon. The mistake is to let yourself falsely believe you are the last single lesbian lady on Earth tonight, when in fact there are more people looking for love than there are who have found the committed relationship or casual encounter they seek. Keep your chin up, get online and don’t block yourself from having a great time!’

As with any other aspect of internet activity, your online romantic prospects are exactly what YOU make of them. Taking a few minutes to create a completely free lesbian online dating site account and filling in the basic profile information is an excellent investment in your future (for example Valentines day 2014). We all know it doesn’t guarantee you’ll find the love of your life that same day. The possibility does exist at the very least you’ll be positioning yourself for a much more gratifying Holiday schedule in the months or years to come, alongside someone you can date with pride!

]]>http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2013/02/14/its-never-too-late-to-find-your-own-lesbian-valentine/feed/0Darren Criss stars in Glee’s Shirtless Men Calenderhttp://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/12/18/glee-shirtless-boy-darren-criss/
http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/12/18/glee-shirtless-boy-darren-criss/#commentsTue, 18 Dec 2012 01:04:28 +0000http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/?p=2813Even the naughtiest of us boys will have a Merry Christmas this year thanks to a tweet or shall I say a tweet from Ryan Murphy. Darren Criss is teased here in this Shirtless photo For Glee’s “Men Of McKinley” Calendar. Who would you like to see shirtless in this calender filled with nerd, jock, and twink goodness?

Chris Colfer (Kurt), Cory Monteith (Finn), Matthew Morrison (Mr, Schuester, and Mark Salling (noah) will definitely have some hot shirtless photos. I would mostly pick Chord Overstreet to be one of the hottest jocks on the show and Kevin Michael who plays Artie is actually quite cute and might surprise you the most in such a calendar of males.

I don’t care if it shows my age, I am willing to admit that I have been on the internet since way back when images took forever to load on the screen and the only way to find porn was to check out all the link lists and directories. Anyone else remember the world B.G (before Google)?

I really don’t need to tell you that the internet has come a long way since then, but with the good always comes the bad. This is one of those posts all about what happens when the bad get their hands on technology and use it for evil.

No, I’m not talking about some kind of mysterious Bond villain in a hollow mountain threatening to end the world unless he’s given “one million dollars” (how many of you just did the pinkie to lip gesture then? Sad people! lol), nor am I talking about pirates who stamp their feet about getting things for free and then complain that their favorite bands aren’t touring anymore or their fave porn site shut down (useless idiots living in their moms basement).

I’m talking about lowlifes like Hunter Moore – the people who abuse the freedom the internet brings and use it to cash in on other peoples misery.

Yes, the lovely Hunter Moore will be the subject of this bile-infused post.

If you don’t know who I’m talking about, he’s the guy who created the site IsAnyoneUp.com, a disgusting place where people sent in images and videos of their ex boyfriends and girlfriends (or presumably just people they wanted to attack and had the ammunition to do so) and which then linked the media to their various profiles out on the internet. It was stalking, quite blatantly.

Victims had their intimate moments broadcast for all to see, with the information about them easily accessible. Many of those who were victims of this disgusting waste of skin then had abuse from others for daring to have their content stolen and distributed by someone else without their permission.

Now, I know some of the more liberal minded amongst you would be thinking “they should have expected something, who makes a pic or video and gives it out to others?” And I would agree with you to a point. But why is this any different to someone posting an email or personal letter on the internet for all to read? Would that be acceptable to you?

So, back to the story…

The disgusting Hunter Moore eventually gave up his little hellhole of a site and sold it to an anti-bullying charity, and some might have thought that would be the end of it.

Personally, I would have enjoyed seeing him sued, repeatedly, over and over again until he was having to sell organs in exchange for clothing. And it would have been nice to have all of his personal humiliation recorded and shared around the internet for all his little freaky fans to enjoy and wallow in too. But alas, that didn’t happen.

Instead, he got away with it, and he made some money through the sale of the site and the estimated $20,000 a month through advertising – yeah, being a sick little pervert obviously is profitable for some.

But now, with the revelation that he’s not happy with the money he’s made humiliating others (presumably he wasted it all on pot, lube and tissues) and intends to start a new project where he plans to “introduce the mapping stuff so you can stalk people”.

Yeah, that sounds like wholesome family fun, right?

No one knows how this might play out just yet. There are suggestions and discussions out there mentioning that he plans to add cell phone numbers, email addresses, employment details, home address and family details to his content in the future. Basically, it seems like he plans to do it all over again, but with even more information to allow others to attack and assault and generally humiliate people all around the world.

It’s hard to know for sure how real that is, but Anonymous is taking it seriously, and has issued their own threat.

Yes, that lovely hacktivist collective famous for publicly trolling the cult of $cientology, taking down a paedophile ring that Interpol couldn’t touch, exposing abusive NYPD officers macing girls in the street and – their lesser known – bitching about the Pirate Bay being taken down, have issued a direct threat to Hunter Moore.

Not happy with cyber-battling dictatorial regimes and supporting the freedom of the internet all around the world (I don’t think any Anon’s have full time jobs) they have picked up on the suggestion that Hunter Moore is about to be back in business and threatened war.

In a recent statement by the masked superheroes of the internet, the Anon collective made their intentions clear:

“We will protect anyone who is victimized by abuse of our internet, we will prevent the stalking, rape, and possible murders as by-product of his [Hunter Moore] sites.

It added: “Operation anti-bully. Operation hunt Hunter engaged. We are Anonymous, we are legion, we do not forgive, we do not forget, Hunter Moore, expect us.”

To prove that the group is not one to make false threats, the Anonymous collective then published Hunter’s address, and detailed numerous family members also.

So you wanna bully and attack innocent people Hunter? Looks like you’re about to get a massive dose of your own medicine.

]]>http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/12/03/the-tricky-trio-of-marriage-politics-and-religion/feed/0HIV Stigma could kill you if you do not get treatedhttp://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/11/30/hiv-stigma/
http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/11/30/hiv-stigma/#commentsFri, 30 Nov 2012 11:00:33 +0000http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/?p=2795This is from a Facebook post that is a lifesaver if you ask me. HIV Stigma is such a huge thing and most people blow off HIV and think they will not come down with complications from it or die from it. With so many ways to get tested now you do not have to worry about going into a clinic and seeing piers to do it. Just go into a Walgreens or CVS or pick up an oral test online. Getting tested though is not the concern it is getting treated and you MUST get treated if you know that you have the virus. Let’s come together and fight this stigma not only on World Aids Day, December 1st, but everyday.

Recently I had a friend (who shall remain nameless, of course) confide to me that he is HIV-positive. He had concealed this from most people, including me, for far longer than I would have guessed. In fact, when I asked him how long it had been since he found out, I expected an answer in terms of weeks or months at the most. In actuality he had been HIV-positive for at least two years, if not more, and by this time he was noticeably experiencing more and more symptoms of an immune system under duress. The reason he disclosed his status to me is because he wanted advice on how to go about seeking medical treatment due to his lack of insurance. Understandably, many uninsured individuals are wholly ignorant of the options available to them, especially when it concerns diagnoses as serious as HIV. The fact that he went two or more years without treatment, though disturbing since treatment should begin as soon as possible after discovery per emergent recommendations, is not what disturbed me most. What disturbed me most was the fact that he was not wholly ignorant of the options available to him but was afraid to utilize them because of perceived stigma. When I mentioned a facility in his city that provides linkage to services like prescription medications and further medical testing for the viral load and T-cell count, he told me he was aware it is there but he was afraid to make an appointment because he did not want to risk being seen by others he may know. This tells me that there truly is a disconnect between what is perceived by the general population and what the reality is.
The perception is that an HIV diagnosis automatically relegates someone to a “less than” status; that death approaches and an aura of shame will surround that individual for the rest of his or her life. While the threat of imminent death may have been a valid fear back in the ‘80s and even the ‘90s, this is no longer the case for those individuals who have access to lifesaving treatments and take the additional steps necessary to manage the virus. And while the issue of access is an ever-present one, more people than ever before, both insured and uninsured, have access to basic medical care for HIV including prescription therapy thanks to agencies like the Ryan White Foundation, nonprofit organizations like AIDS Arms in Dallas or the Legacy center in Houston, and patient assistance programs offered by pharmaceutical companies. Taking all of this into consideration, I would like to stress the fact that there is essentially no difference between an HIV-positive person and an HIV-negative person as long as the HIV-positive person is on a successful prescription regimen and monitors his or her condition responsibly. Aside from the more traditional prevention measures like condoms and abstinence, prescription treatment of the condition itself is the most effective method for prevention of transmission and it ensures that HIV-positive individuals are now able to lead full, productive, and healthy lives. They can be in safe serodiscordant relationships with HIV-negative partners, father or give birth to HIV-negative children, participate in competitive contact sports, enjoy an active sex life, and grow to a ripe old age just like anybody else. Is it not high time that the general population be made aware of these things? It seems like the reduction in stigma over the past thirty years has not kept pace with the advances made in modern medicine, and if it had then my friend would not have had to worry about being seen by others he knows at an HIV care clinic.

HIV not only affects homosexual men but heterosexual men and women as well. I will say that as a homosexual public health student, it is of particular importance to me because of the havoc it has wreaked on the LGBT community both in terms of the numbers of deaths and illnesses it has caused and the stigma it has produced which lingers to this day — even within the LGBT community itself. Nobody should be so afraid of the unfounded fears abounding out there that they fail to seek out medical services before too much time has elapsed. I urge you to take a few moments to examine your own perceptions about HIV. Was my nameless friend’s fear a valid one? Would you have acted in a similar manner? Have you updated your knowledge on HIV since whatever may have been hastily presented to you in your high school health class? Please do not let your own perceptions, actions, and statements perpetuate an unjustified stigma. My friend’s situation is one that should never have occurred, especially in 2012.

]]>http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/11/30/hiv-stigma/feed/0Glenn Beck Puts President Obama in a Jar of Urinehttp://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/11/29/glennbeck-presidentobama-jar-urine/
http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/11/29/glennbeck-presidentobama-jar-urine/#commentsThu, 29 Nov 2012 00:32:15 +0000http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/?p=2802We know Glenn Beck is cray cray but he has really outdid him self this time. He was seen on a video dunking Obama in a jar of his own piss and then selling it on eBay earlier today. What kind of nut job would do this?

It is rather creepy if you ask me. “Now some will say that all Glenn Beck did is put the president in a jar of pee-pee,” Beck went on. “While technically correct, yes, I prefer to call this work of art by its more appropriate and professional title. I like to call this, ‘Flobama.’ Sure we can dumb it down for the masses of little people so they can understand. Yes, we have Obama in pee-pee. Mmm? Oui? Yes? This can be yours for a bargain price of $25,000.”
Beck added that if someone buys it, he’ll make another with First Lady Michelle Obama, this time in a “skinny bottle,” which he said somehow represents her “little abs.” This whole mess is supposed to reflect that art should be protected under the Constitution no matter whose feelings it hurts. I guess it is a good thing in a way because that saying where you would not “piss on someone if they were on fire,” means that he cares enough about the President to urinate on him. I doubt anyone wants Beck to do such a thing to them and it is rather disgusting even if you are into watersports. I assume he will be shitting on himself in the next episode?

Glenn Beck is also selling Tee shirts since his eBay auction was taken offline. Is he hard up for money these days or just trying to get attention? I have always called Beck an entertainer because he is just that. A college dropout and someone that had some lucky breaks in the entertainment business to make it to fame on CNN and FOX “News”.

]]>http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/11/29/glennbeck-presidentobama-jar-urine/feed/0NFL Erections on National TV?http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/11/29/nfl-erections-on-national-tv/
http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/11/29/nfl-erections-on-national-tv/#commentsThu, 29 Nov 2012 00:20:10 +0000http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/?p=2799Will we be seeing NFL Players with erections on National TV in coming months or have we already seen them and just not thought it was our imagination? Today Yahoo! Sports News reported that NFL Players may be taking Viagra on the field. The Chicago Bears’ Brandon Marshall says some NFL players use Viagra to give them “stamina” on the field when asked if they are taking pills such as adderall.

Perhaps he was joking but when you think about it… Athletes may find that it assists in blood flow, which helps in getting oxygen around the body faster and aids in endurance. Viagra has been used in cycling as riders try to gain every possible edge. Judging from Lance Armstrong’s accusations and other cyclists findings they may have tried it as well.

Now we all know during the Summer Olympics of one of the most viral photos was a bronze medalist that was looking rather happy in his pants after the win. Henrik Rummel denies having an erection during the Olympic medal ceremony but now that we know Viagra may be involved in endurance maybe he really was.

Speaking of the NFL if you are a fan make sure you pick up this card for a $100 bonus. A hard piece of plastic that you can even put your Rx purchases of Viagra on…

Please continue with the Viagra we are loving the erections. This may turn me into a full time sports fan! Who needs porn when we have stuff like this to watch. College Wrestling anyone?

]]>http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/11/29/nfl-erections-on-national-tv/feed/0Justin Bieber goes shirtless for Selenahttp://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/11/13/justin-bieber-shirtless-hot/
http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/11/13/justin-bieber-shirtless-hot/#commentsTue, 13 Nov 2012 00:47:39 +0000http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/?p=2792Justin Bieber took to the instagram app to display a photo of him bare chested. This breakup with Selena Gomez may be good for us now of course that he is legal in all states. We are loving his shirtless photos and who knows how wild and naughty he may get in coming months! By the way have you seen the Justin Bieber Blow-up Doll called the Justin Beaver?
]]>http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/11/13/justin-bieber-shirtless-hot/feed/2Uganda to officially pass ‘Kill The Gays’ bill by End of Decemberhttp://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/11/12/uganda-kill-gays-bill-to-pass/
http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/11/12/uganda-kill-gays-bill-to-pass/#commentsMon, 12 Nov 2012 21:57:55 +0000http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/?p=2789Uganda is set to pass the ‘Kill The Gays’ bill at the end of this year despite international criticism from lawmakers and celebrities. Speaker Rebecca Kadaga said the anti-gay bill will become law in December since most Ugandans seem to be demanding it. They are referring to the new law of killing gays as a Christmas gift to the people and the speaker spoke of a serious threat posted by homosexuals to their beliefs and morals. make sure you read our post on Uganda and reasons you should not be eating at Chick-fil-a because of this since they donated money to funds that supported this. Uganda is now as violent and filled with hate as Iran. Such a horrible thing to see and stays on our list as one of the worst places to take a vacation.
]]>http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/11/12/uganda-kill-gays-bill-to-pass/feed/0Oraquick Oral HIV Test Kit to use discreetly at homehttp://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/11/11/oraquick-oral-hiv-test-discreet-home/
http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/11/11/oraquick-oral-hiv-test-discreet-home/#commentsSun, 11 Nov 2012 01:35:20 +0000http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/?p=2786There is now in home HIV test. The FDA has approved the test it is called the OraQuick In- Home HIV Test available at Walmart, RiteAid, Walgreens, and CVS. For only $40. This is great news for those who do not want to have to go in to a doctor and worry for a week to wait for blood results.

If you have slept with multiple sexual partners it doesn’t make you a bad person, it just means that you should be careful and get tested regularly. It’s understandable that submitting to an HIV test can be embarrassing, but it falls under the category of better safe than sorry. Today we now have the option of taking an HIV test and sending it in by mail to avoid the embarrassment of going in to the clinic or doctor’s office to be tested. The problem with this option is that it takes days to receive the test results. This is time that you spend at home scared and worried about what those results might be. What if you could take all the anxiety out of HIV testing, and do it from the privacy of your own home without the waiting? That question has finally been answered by the newly FDA approved OraQuick HIV home test kit.

OraQuick is based on the same HIV tests that doctors use. The test does not require a blood sample, just a simple swab of your gums which is completely painless. You only have to swab both your upper and lower gums one time each and place the swab in the test tube that comes with the kit. The test tube contains a special liquid that reacts with the oral fluid on the swab. When the oral fluid mixes with the liquid in the test tube it travels up the test stick and works much like a pregnancy test. The test stick shows a letter C and a letter T. If a dark line appears at the C, it simply means that the test is working. All you have to do is wait twenty minutes and the test is complete. If another line has appeared at the T that means that your test is positive. The test works by detecting any HIV-1 or HIV-2 antibodies that may be present in your oral fluid.
OraQuick is just as effective as the kits you have to send in for lab testing because it’s made by OraSure Technologies, which is the same company that doctors use for their HIV testing. The results are just as accurate as other antibody tests that require blood. There is also the added benefit of not having to wait days or even weeks to obtain you results because you take care of everything at home on your own. Obtaining the test is easy. For complete privacy the Oraquick at home test can be purchased online from the OraQuick website. This way no one has to know you bought the test at all. For those that prefer it, the test can be purchased at your local pharmacy. These include: CVS, Walgreens, Rite Aid, and the Navarro Discount Pharmacy. Tests may also be purchased at Kroger and Walmart.

Estimates by the Center for Disease Control put the number of US citizens that are unaware that they even have HIV at approximately 250,000 with 1.2 million people already infected. At those odds it’s a good idea to test yourself frequently if you engage in sex with multiple partners. Also, considering the ease of taking the OraQuick HIV in home test and the fast results it provides, it’s a good idea to test potential sexual partners as well.

]]>http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/11/11/oraquick-oral-hiv-test-discreet-home/feed/0Tom Daley Has Gashttp://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/10/17/tom-daley-gas-cheeks/
http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/10/17/tom-daley-gas-cheeks/#commentsWed, 17 Oct 2012 06:57:35 +0000http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/?p=2778Ok, so we are going to have some fun with this post. Tom Daley our famed gay diver who has achieved so much during the 2012 Olympics for the Brits with his bronze metal. The American gays are going wild over him and he is sexy and he knows it. It seems he has landed a sponsorship with British Gas but the product placement seems to be in between his butt cheeks. I am sure lots of people would line up to be on that nice curved real estate but this is sort of awkward as some could imagine. We thought we would come up with some other product placements if he does not let out too much gas from this one. What about if he moved to the front of his Speedo and it had the logo for BallPark Franks? or Planters Nuts? Trojan Condoms or even Magnum. Maybe a bean company to sponsor the backside… We love British “humour”.
]]>http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/10/17/tom-daley-gas-cheeks/feed/1Ann Coulter claims it is “disown your son” dayhttp://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/10/16/ann-coulter-claims-it-is-disown-your-son-day/
http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/10/16/ann-coulter-claims-it-is-disown-your-son-day/#commentsTue, 16 Oct 2012 20:08:51 +0000http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/?p=2774 Ann Coulter is at it again and this time she will burn bridges with any of what LGBT following she has left. The queen of pundit media was quoted on Twitter as saying “Last Thursday was national “coming out” day. This Monday is national “disown your son” day.” Do not buy this woman’s books or do anything to support her. I am shocked that Joy Behar had this filth talking lady on her show the other day it ruins credibility to any show.
]]>http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/10/16/ann-coulter-claims-it-is-disown-your-son-day/feed/1Walgreens To Launch Taylor Swift Store inside drugstoreshttp://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/10/09/walgreens-to-launch-the-taylor-swift-store-at-walgreens/
http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/10/09/walgreens-to-launch-the-taylor-swift-store-at-walgreens/#commentsTue, 09 Oct 2012 01:56:45 +0000http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/?p=2769Walgreens launched the “Taylor Swift Store at Walgreens,” offering a wide array of products from six time Grammy winner Taylor Swift’s branded merchandise line today. Walgreens and select Duane Reade locations will provide a comprehensive, in-store selection of Taylor Swift music and merchandise. The items will be available for purchase chain wide beginning the week of Oct. 8 at nation’s largest drugstore chain. The Taylor Swift branded merchandise will incorporate artwork from her soon to be released album, “Red.” Additionally, fans can be among the first to purchase the highly-anticipated new CD at any 24-hour Walgreens or select Duane Reade locations beginning at 12:01 a.m. on Oct. 22.

“Our relationship with Taylor provides customers with convenient access to her broad range of merchandise enabling them to show their support for her,” said Joe Magnacca, president of daily living products and solutions for Walgreens. “This unique offering is another way we are delivering on our mission to make health and happiness simpler, easier and within reach for everyone on a daily basis.”

“I look forward to sharing my music and merchandise with my fans, and making it easier for them to pick up their favorite items when visiting Walgreens or Duane Reade stores,” said Taylor Swift.

The Taylor Swift merchandise includes t-shirts, bracelets, backpacks, tour books, posters, journals, notebooks, calendars, and iPhone and iPad accessories among other items. Select merchandise will also be available through Walgreens.com and the Walgreens mobile app. Customers can also benefit from a limited time (Oct. 22-24) QuickPrints promotion, which provides a 50 percent discount on photo printing purchases when using the code SWIFTPRINT at check out.

]]>http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/10/09/walgreens-to-launch-the-taylor-swift-store-at-walgreens/feed/0Gay Country Artist Drake Jensenhttp://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/10/03/gay-country-artist-drake-jensen/
http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/10/03/gay-country-artist-drake-jensen/#commentsWed, 03 Oct 2012 00:46:03 +0000http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/?p=2765You would be surprised how many country radio fans out there are gay or lesbian. I really do not find it all that surprising especially if you grew up in the country. There are many closeted artists out there that sing in the country music world but this singer is out and proud to be gay and country at the same time. His name is Drake Jensen not to be confused with that hip hop artist Drake. He has even recorded a duet with a RuPaul’s Drag Race star.
Drake Jensen was born in Canada and has become a unique figure in the world of Country Music. He has become a voice for the LGBT Community and speaks through his music. Gaining fans who are rediscovering the genre and can now feel included in it, he touches the heart and soul of listeners through his rich, warm voice that tells not only the stories, but conveys deep, sincere emotions.

“Pancho and Lefty,” the Townes Van Zandt classic, is interpreted in classic Drake Jensen style, part traditional, part modern. See the video here. This single will be part of Drake’s second studio album, Outlaw, to be released in early 2013. He will also be releasing a Christmas album, Christmas At Home, in November 2012. Drake’s complete discography is available on iTunes and CD Baby, as well as his website at drakejensen.ca

Drake recently recorded a cover of Tammy Wynette’s “Stand By Your Man” with superstar drag queen Willam Belli (“Nip/Tuck,” “RuPaul’s Drag Race”), and filmed a video directed by LA director Michael Serrato. This song and video will add a new twist to the old classic.

]]>http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/10/03/gay-country-artist-drake-jensen/feed/0Barbra Streisand debuts video for “I Think It’s Going To Rain Today”http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/10/02/barbra-streisand-debuts-video-for-i-think-its-going-to-rain-today/
http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/10/02/barbra-streisand-debuts-video-for-i-think-its-going-to-rain-today/#commentsTue, 02 Oct 2012 22:09:00 +0000http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/?p=2761Capture the magic of Barbra Streisand’s stunning performance of “I Think It’s Going To Rain Today” from her new album Release Me in this new video recreating the poetry of Randy Newman’s lyrics and the studio recording experience. The track was originally recorded in 1971 during the Stoney End sessions. Release Me will be available October 9 digitally and on CD. Watch the video debut from Barbra Streisand:

It’s kind of ironic that the Boys Scouts of America motto happens to be “Be Prepared”, because the way these freaks are teaching these kids those “troops” are gonna be anything but prepared for the realities of the world when they eventually go to college or otherwise manage to escape Shitsville USA (Population: 1000 Christian fundamentalists).

Here, let me explain…

The Boy Scouts of America is probably one of the largest organizations working with children on a voluntary basis in the U.S. and they’ve been at it for over 100 years. Everybody has heard of them and most people will know someone who is involved in one way or another. The organization is well supported with Barack Obama as its honorary president and ExonMobil and AT&T being major financial sponsors. Intel also donate to some of its ‘troops’.

The Boy Scouts of America proudly declares on its website that they ‘provide a program for young people that builds character, trains them in the responsibilities of participating citizenship and develops personal fitness.’ They pride themselves on ‘helping to build the Leaders of the country through combining educational activities and lifelong values with fun’. They also claim that over 100 years of experience gives them the belief that ‘helping youth is a key to building a more conscientious, responsible and productive society.’

While this all looks good on the face of it, what are the principles the Boy Scout association actually stand by? Respect? Equality? Acceptance of others? You would be forgiven for thinking this is the case, but sadly there are troops within the organization that think the best way to teach the children of America to be a civilized and responsible member of society is to enforce the discriminatory rule which excludes anyone from the LGBT community from taking part in scouting activity, and this includes as a leader or volunteer.

The Boy Scouts of America seem to think that raising children in a segregated environment, away from people who are deemed different, is the way towards a more tolerant and accepting society.
Is this because the Boy Scout movement is based on Christian beliefs or is the government partly responsible? Considering the Military now accepts LBGT applicants I struggle to blame the government entirely.

There has been a case in Iowa, where a young gay man has been turned away by the Scout movement because of his sexual orientation and because of the fact that he was raised by a Lesbian couple. A committee set up by the Scouting organization was convened to make a decision as to whether or not this ruling would still stand. They voted in favor of continuing a ban on the LBGT community, the supreme court also ruled in favor of the ban in 2000.

The Boy Scouts of America say that the subject of sexual orientation and adult relationships should be discussed as a family and within the family setting, they have a point (of sorts). Of course an open and honest discussion within the family is important, but how many parents are going to have the conversation with their kids and say ‘It’s ok to be gay’. I think that most parents wouldn’t even consider this as an issue and some wouldn’t necessarily accept it if it was. I don’t see how having someone who is gay within a Scout troop would cause any problems with this anyway, not unless they are going to start handing out labels along with their badges for homophobia.

In a multicultural and diverse society this should not be allowed to continue, it is morally and ethically wrong on so many levels. How can the Scouting movement teach children to be a responsible member of society, when they are clearly saying that anyone within the LBGT community is a second rate citizen?

They claim that being gay goes against the Scout Law, it doesn’t. Discrimination and bigotry goes against the Scout Law, and American law, and this needs to change. In England the discrimination laws are there for everybody and no organization is exempt from this.

The Boy Scouts of America should be at risk of losing their support from sponsors until they change their stance on this and it looks like it might happen. Intel currently support individual troops of Scouts where their employees volunteer but, due to their policy on equality they refuse to support any troop which upholds the anti gay rule. While this may be just a small step towards progress, the CEO of AT&T is also against the rule and is reportedly due to take over as president of AT&T in 2014, this could mean they withdraw funding at that time unless things change.

Although this might make a difference in a small way, I think the only way any major change is going to happen is if everybody joins hands and says this is not acceptable.

If you have a motivated bone in your body, contact any one of the number of sponsors and inform them of your opinion. If you’re a customer, you might want to tell those supporting the Boy Scouts of America that you prefer not to support a company facilitating homophobia. There are plenty of competitors out there, can AT&T really afford to lose customers because they support an intolerant organization?

]]>http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/09/30/waiting-for-the-boy-scouts-of-america-homophobia-badge/feed/0Justin Bieber’s long underwearhttp://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/09/29/justin-biebers-long-underwear/
http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/09/29/justin-biebers-long-underwear/#commentsSat, 29 Sep 2012 00:33:06 +0000http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/?p=2750I guess there will be no free-ballin’ it with Justin Bieber he seems to like his long manly underwear. You would think that Selena Gomez might ask him to show a little more skin or wear something a bit more not so The Walton’s long john looking?
]]>http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/09/29/justin-biebers-long-underwear/feed/0Paris Hilton thinks Gays are “disgusting” and “have AIDS”http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/09/20/paris-hilton-aids/
http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/09/20/paris-hilton-aids/#commentsThu, 20 Sep 2012 18:39:04 +0000http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/?p=2739This is not exactly coming from a conservative Miss America this time it is coming from someone we have always looked up to in Fashion and bitchiness and of course slutiness. The Gays have always supported Paris Hilton even thorough her arrests, drunken behavior, and songs that never made it to the top 40. The Hilton Socialite needed to make it back to the spotlight and now the hotel heiress has made sure to make her comeback in a very big way.

She was quoted as saying

“Gay guys are the horniest people in the world … they’re disgusting,” she reportedly told a pal in the backseat of an NYC cab on Sept. 7. “Dude, most of them probably have AIDS.”

According to RadarOnline.com, the homophobic slurs came up as a gay pal of Hilton’s was telling her about an app called Grindr, a popular social media app that can be used to allow gay men to locate sexual partners.
Who knows maybe the rich girl was drunk when she said it but in this day of social media you can’t go around saying things that will get published all over the World. Especially if you are the spokesperson for a company that would be worth nothing without the help of the gay community. Paris babe you are done.

]]>http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/09/20/paris-hilton-aids/feed/1Lady Gaga gained weight?http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/09/20/lady-gaga-weight-gain/
http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/09/20/lady-gaga-weight-gain/#commentsThu, 20 Sep 2012 01:27:46 +0000http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/?p=2731It has been a long time since Lady Gaga has been in the U.S. but we know that it has not been THIS long. We have seen this photo all over Facebook this week and wonder if it is real. We highly doubt it could be real because there is no way Lady Gaga could gain this much weight on tour. If she has then we recommend maybe doing her gay club performances afterwards or something for that extra workout? haha no really we know this could not be a real photo. Someone has to have photo shopped this or am I just in denial. Oh we love you Mother Monster no matter how much more you look like Adele now… This supposedly was her photo from her performing in Amsterdam wearing a marijuana shirt but we feel someone must have used an APP to make her bigger than real life. Perhaps should I recommend the Hard Candy Fitness centers?
“Britney is gonna be pissed that gaga stole her 2007 look” – person on Facebook posted this. A UK Newspaper confirms this really was Lady Gaga performing in Amsterdam. What do you think?
]]>http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/09/20/lady-gaga-weight-gain/feed/3The New Normal Memeshttp://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/09/19/the-new-normal-memes/
http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/09/19/the-new-normal-memes/#commentsWed, 19 Sep 2012 00:13:03 +0000http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/?p=2721The New Normal is definitely one of my favorite shows of the Fall TV season. Here are several memes and someecards for “The New Normal.” An all-new episode of “The New Normal” airs on NBC tonight at 9:30pm!
]]>http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/09/19/the-new-normal-memes/feed/0GAYBY Film Screeninghttp://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/09/18/gayby-film-screening/
http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/09/18/gayby-film-screening/#commentsTue, 18 Sep 2012 07:23:16 +0000http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/?p=2716Screenings will be underway soon for GAYBY. A hilariously bitchy but sweet comedy according to the Village Voice. GAYBY opens October 12th in New York, October 26th in Los Angeles, with expansion to follow. The independent film is written and Directed by Jonathan Lisecki and stars Jenn Harris and Matthew Wilkas.

“Warm characters, an appealing cast and tangy observations on friendship, dating and relationships.”
– David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter

“A fantastic first feature for a major new comedy voice.”
– Jordan Hoffman, About.com

Jenn (Jenn Harris) and Matt (Matthew Wilkas) are best friends from college who are now in their thirties. Single by choice, Jenn spends her days teaching hot yoga and running errands for her boss. Matt suffers from comic-book writer’s block and can’t get over his ex-boyfriend. They decide to fulfill a youthful promise to have a child together… the old-fashioned way. Can they navigate the serious and unexpected snags they hit as they attempt to get their careers and dating lives back on track in preparation for parenthood? Gayby is an irreverent comedy about friendship, growing older, sex, loneliness, and the family you choose.

]]>http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/09/18/gayby-film-screening/feed/0Tori Amos “Flavor” video from Gold Dusthttp://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/08/30/tori-amos-gold-dust-video-flavor/
http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/08/30/tori-amos-gold-dust-video-flavor/#commentsThu, 30 Aug 2012 19:57:59 +0000http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/?p=2711Tori Amos re-imagines a personally handpicked collection of songs spanning her entire catalog with her thirteenth studio album, Gold Dust. Produced by Amos with arrangements by long-time collaborator John Phlip Shenale, the new album features reworkings of songs in orchestral settings which Amos recorded with the renowned Metropole Orchestra, conducted by Jules Buckley. This is a treat and very soothing to the ears! Watch it below:
]]>http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/08/30/tori-amos-gold-dust-video-flavor/feed/0Fox affiliate cancels entire talk show because of interview with gay advocatehttp://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/08/30/fox-talk-show-gay-advocate-seansavoy/
http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/08/30/fox-talk-show-gay-advocate-seansavoy/#commentsThu, 30 Aug 2012 17:31:15 +0000http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/?p=2706It is truly sad that someone could be fired in this day and age simply for interviewing someone that has a positive effect on the LGBT community. Even though his show got canceled, this I believe could ultimately be a good thing, because it exposes the bigotry of the station.

FOX News Radio affiliate KKFT 99.1 FM decided to cancel the program “House of Savoy” hosted by ordained minister Sean Savoy after the show aired a single interview with a Dallas based LGBT advocate. The interview touched on marriage equality, the recent Chick-Fil-A controversy and a variety of topics related to the LGBT community.

Take action now by contacting KKFT at 775-884-8000 or jerry@991fmtalk.com and ask why “House of Savoy” was pulled from the station. Tell KKFT that you want to hear fair and accurate discussions of LGBT equality on their station. Send a message on twitter to @991FMTALKNEVADA such as ” @SeanSavoy Let LGBT issues be heard. #DontSilenceSavoy”

Clarification: While I was not employed by FOX News Radio, I did have an independently produced show, and it was pulled from the air by demand of the station owner. My producer is working with me to place the show on a different station. Wh
y was I on FOX News to begin with? That was the station my producer believed would be best, at the time, for the general interest, public affairs program. My show was not an LGBT show. Topics ranged widely. It is unfortunate the the one time we discussed LGBT issues in a general, respectful way, the show was dropped. This shows that the type of gate keeping done by the station owner is not only biased (we understand FOX leans very right), but discriminatory. It is not acceptable to silence voices just because one doesn’t agree. How can the listeners of FOX hear anything other than certain views if other views are not allowed to be expressed? That is not freedom of expression and it is damaging to the audience. We live in a free market place of ideas. No one has to agree, but everyone should be heard. Please listen to the show at seansavoy.com. I believe you’ll find it very general and benign. Thanks for all the comments.

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Sean Savoy

Sean Savoy was not open about being gay himself until his show was canceled but the incident has prompted him to come out. The Sunday evening thirty minute show, produced by Nevada Matters Media, Inc., had been on the air since September, 2011. The episode with Kolb aired August 12th. Savoy learned of the cancellation while he was away for a business trip in Las Vegas. The show’s producer, Eddie Floyd, informed Savoy of the decision by the FOX News affiliate’s owner, Jerry Evans. Savoy says Evans demanded his show be removed from the 99.1 FM Talk roster specifically because of the Kolb interview.

House of Savoy Part 1 – 3 below:

]]>http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/08/30/fox-talk-show-gay-advocate-seansavoy/feed/0Where Do I Go From Here?http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/08/28/no-boyfriend-feeling-depressed-friends/
http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/08/28/no-boyfriend-feeling-depressed-friends/#commentsTue, 28 Aug 2012 14:03:45 +0000http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/?p=2744There comes a point to our lives where we look around us and think why am I here. I have been to college and earned a degree, been to high school and earned a diploma, lived at both my mom and dads house and somehow lived through that. Meet the former President Bill Clinton and his wife. I have ran a business and been successful after working for large corporations.

The problem is that all that really matters to me right now is my personal life not my money or what people think of me. What I mean by this is where is that love that I always hoped for and dreamed of. What is life if you can’t share it with someone? Why fight for gay marriage if I can’t even find a boyfriend that stays around for more than an hour.
Someone recently committed suicide in the town I live in and I totally felt it because I can feel the loneliness he is going thorough. It is a loneliness that some people may never understand. My heart feels empty with no one that really even comes to see me. My sister is married now, brother is too busy making movies and his teaching, and Mother rarely comes to my town. I do have a good friend who comes here but he is either so drunk or busy grinding that the quality time together does not amount to much. And it about goes that way with all of my friends with an acceptation of a few. ‘

A few other of my best friends never get out of the house and I rarely see him unless we are on a business trip across the ocean. The others have a third boyfriend in their mix and rarely have time to hang out with the outsider of a group I used to feel an insider to.

There is no chance of love life and it is so far away I cannot even begin to understand what to look for. why or how anyone would be interested in me I would not know, Everyone seems so happy with their boyfriends and their likes already why would they want me/.. what do I hae to offer/.

One of the suicides last week happened to be a gay dancer where he was a highly talented artist who also hda lots of talent on the dance-floor, He moved down here to get haead of his feet and build an exciting new life for himself. Dallas will do that to you until you get into the drugs and the personalities that will convince you of a life or dream that really does not pull that much happiness. Dancing at gogo bars and working out brings out so much serotonin and gives you a major ego boost and yes that gives you some happiness but it only lasts so long. There will be drama and there will be backstabbing people involved and when it comes down to it do you really have any friends you can trust?

I went through so much last year that I felt that I had pretty much died in pain if not died completely. I still feel a little dead from last years horrors of pain I went through. Maybe my body has not completely recovered but it was something that was not imaginable that could even happen to a human being. I have had STDs and that was some of the problems that dancer was going through but STDs are NOTHING compared to other complications you can get with your body such as shingles.

With dreams I feel they are to im possibly to fulfill by saying I have made calls to realtors and leasing agents to try and get quotes and contracts started, Nothing seems to ever pan through. Not really sure here to go from here, I feel worthless and not sure where to turn,

It goes back to do I really need something like someone that loves me around me more to help me with drive in my life to accomplish things tht I need to accomplish such as a new club or restaurant opening.

I would love to just have someone that texted or called me to go to the clubs, hang out at my house and watch a movie, take a vacation together. maybe even go play tennis or bowling together. It seems I cant meet anyone who has interest in hanging out with me for any of this. I would even be happy in a normal person to go out and have some drinks with. Are there really no guys out there that would want to get to know me and just hangout at my place drinking?

This goes back to that deep feeling of loneliness and it is so hard to get away from. Ad the year hits on my birthday, Christmas, thanksgiving, new years, and valentines day it gets worse aand worse. How much depression can one take without at least finding a wing man or a good friend who is single and in the same situation much less finding someone they truly need a boyfriend or someone closer.

I have either came at the end of my life or rope or community. Maybe it is time that I move and see if I can learn to bond with more people in another community and meet some friends that care for me more and want to spend more time with me. Am I getting too old to do that though? it seems no one cares about you after a certain age and expect you to already have life together by then,

Where do I begin my search for a decent guy? I have exhausted the clubs in that search and it seems to come up with nothing but a zero to trick now and then. I am just not social or outgoing enough to talk to the guys that I need to talk to or get to know,. Then again I am looking for that guy that will show me a personality I did not know I had and maybe bring me out of my cage again. That person has to be out there somewhere and that is what I am hoping. Once they release me from my cage I will be able to do much more with my life and not only improve on myself, help them, and grow my business.

I am thinking I need to move somewhere and try and start over before it is too late with too much more depression or things getting me down, I feel there may be too much bad energy here in the city I am living and it could be hurting my chances of meeting someone or focusing on my business,. A move could also be devastating and a major mistake but it is a rick that you have to take sometimes,

]]>http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/08/28/no-boyfriend-feeling-depressed-friends/feed/1Iranian Star is now Israeli Divahttp://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/08/23/iranian-diva-israel-fans/
http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/08/23/iranian-diva-israel-fans/#commentsThu, 23 Aug 2012 08:43:10 +0000http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/?p=2701This is a great story about an Iranian who is now singing in Israel and has the admiration of both. Rita Johanfaruz, originally from Tehran got the chance to sing the national anthem. She sings in Farsi, and has a huge following in Israel. Rita Johanfaruz uses music to bridge the gap between cultures. Stories like this give us hope for peace someday between these two known enemies and world peace everywhere. (See the video after the jump)
]]>http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/08/23/iranian-diva-israel-fans/feed/1Phelps in hot water over Louis Vuitton photos?http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/08/17/phelps-bath-tub-louis-vuitton/
http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/08/17/phelps-bath-tub-louis-vuitton/#commentsFri, 17 Aug 2012 18:47:16 +0000http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/?p=2695Whether he is in hot water or not we are loving these images we are seeing of him in a more intimate body of water. Michael Phelps could be in hot water and no not bathtub water over these leaked images from his recent photo shoot with French luxury fashion designer Louis Vuitton. See below for bathtub photo of Michael Phelps:
Photos of Phelps taken by famed photographer Annie Leibovitz were leaked on the Internet late last week, violating the International Olympic Committee’s controversial Rule 40, which states athletes can’t promote any non-Olympic sponsors from July 18 to Aug. 15. This is to prevent ambush marketing but both camps deny any wrong doing so maybe he will be in the clear. The worst case scenario is that he could lose his hard earned medals. That probably is not going to happen though so lets just enjoy these bath tub photos while we can.
]]>http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/08/17/phelps-bath-tub-louis-vuitton/feed/0Is Gwen Stefani Still Working With Homophobic Acts? No Doubt!http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/08/14/is-gwen-stefani-still-working-with-homophobic-acts-no-doubt/
http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/08/14/is-gwen-stefani-still-working-with-homophobic-acts-no-doubt/#commentsTue, 14 Aug 2012 19:25:45 +0000http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/?p=2682

Sit down, listen up and pay attention. You might want to find something to bite down hard on too, especially if you’re a Gwen Stefani/No Doubt fan.

Hands up all those who loved the first noises from No Doubt way back in the 1990’s. I know, I’m showing my age.

Okay, I’m guessing that’s quite a few of you. This was probably due to their biggest hit ‘Don’t Speak’ right? Good, that was a great track that really set them on course to be one of the sounds of the decade.

But who stuck around for the release of their fifth album ‘Rock Steady’ in 2001? I’ll bet some of you did, and I’ll bet that a lot of those adoring fans of Gwen Stefani had no clue that while they were listening to ‘Hey Baby’ from that album and jumping around like loons on a dance floor they were also listening to perhaps the most violently homophobic Jamaican “artist” ever to walk the Earth.

Yep, that song was a collaboration with Bounty Killer, a singer/songwriter who actively calls for the assault and murder of gay people.

You’ll love these lyrics (translated into actual English from the native Bullshit) “Bun a fire pon a puff and mister fagoty” (“Burn a fire on puffs and faggots”)

Gwen’s not exactly looking so hot now, is she?

I was checking this out when researching a general story on the rise of Jamaican culture in the USA, and this aspect of the piece came to light pretty early on. As we’re now waiting for the return of No Doubt with the hotly anticipated new album ‘Push and Shove’ to be released next month, it’s a great time to talk about it.

Even though there are now plenty of places you could go to see reports of the current homophobia protests in the USA (a certain foul fast food chain immediately springs to mind) little seems to have been said about No Doubt and their seemingly disinterested attitudes to working with dubious artists with homophobic opinions.

Now that mention of their slight against their own gay fans is out there in the open, lets move on to how things are going with the band right now, as they prepare their latest offering (one that I won’t be buying) and Ms. Stefani presumably returns to squeezing into tiny vests to show off her perfect abs (how does she do that!?)

Jamaican culture is one of the most violent in the world. Far from being the paradise it is often portrayed to be, Jamaica has rolling street violence on a daily basis – this was explained to me by a Jamaican native who grew up under instructions to stay within ten feet of her family home and NEVER EVER go into town. The murder rate in Jamaica is high, with gay hate crimes carried out in broad daylight and Police refusing to intervene. The corruption between Police and the gangs controlling the neighborhoods is pandemic, and any crime against a gay person is likely to be buried, covered-up or excused.

Of course, the musical culture of Jamaica is homophobic as a result of the society in general. Many artists incorporate hate-speech into their lyrics and promote violence towards the LGBT community.

Why is this a problem for us? Because Jamaican culture is being accepted and promoted, and it starts with bands like No Doubt back in 2001 accepting – and some would say promoting – the violent hatred of characters like Bounty Killer.

Lets make one thing perfectly clear – there is no excuse. I don’t give a damn if Gwen Stefani claims that she’d never heard those lyrics calling for gay people to be burned alive (what artist invites another artist to work on their album without being completely familiar with their work?) Ms. Stefani can tour gay clubs and pride events until her heels bleed and it wouldn’t delete the fact that she worked with a disgusting homophobic asshole. She could create entire fashion lines for Target promoting tolerance and acceptance, sewing every stitch herself, and it would not change the fact that she – her band – works with homophobic artists and helps to spread their disgusting views.

T-Shirt designed by Gwen Stefani for Target

Acceptance of it is support of it, and fair-weather homophobia should not be tolerated in any form.

At the very LEAST their collaboration with Bounty Killer deserved a statement to the many millions of gay fans No Doubt had/have to explain their position. Yet the band was seemingly silent on the issue. Bounty Killer himself wasn’t silent on it, mentioning Gwen Stefani in a follow-up track to their little collab and mixing in some other hate-speech with it too. This seems to further associate Ms. Stefani with his own homophobia:

So perhaps we might have thought No Doubt would have learned from their error and viewed their collaboration with a violent homophobic hate-monger as something to be ashamed of and never to repeat again…

Well, sadly you’d be wrong.

No Doubt is set to release a new album next month labelled ‘Push And Shove’, and who do we have collaborating on that..?

Major Lazer make an appearance, and they seem to enjoy adding lines to their tracks like “me a zombie and me don’t eat gays, cos me don’t like the HIV”. They claim that such statements are intended to be “tongue in cheek”, but that really only works if you’re a gay man saying it. Personally I don’t imagine there are many gay men who would ever make a comment to belittle the millions of deaths attributed to HIV/AIDS all around the world (gay or straight, mother or child, white or black). To make this a little more clear, what they are suggesting is the equivalent of a white punk act making statements about black slaves and expecting it to be viewed as a joke. It doesn’t work that way!

Then we have the lovely Busy Signal making an appearance on the album too, perhaps famous for lines like “No batty boy nuh inna mi crew lu lu lu lu” (Batty Boy being a derogatory term for gay men).

So why does any of this matter? Well, for a start we’re still fighting for equality. There are still places all over the world where gay people are attacked, abused, criminalized, marginalized or murdered. If we’re pissed that we can’t get married in a Church we should count ourselves lucky! Laws are still being passed in “modern” countries criminalizing our lives, and while we might have it relatively easy ourselves, it doesn’t help when so-called artists are being accepted by the acts influencing our own society.

It’s actually pretty insulting when you have an artist like Gwen Stefani promoting tolerance on the one hand while STILL working with homophobes on the other – perhaps hoping that none of us would notice?

I’m sorry to break it to you, but while Gwen Stefani is signing up to support whatever gay rights issue is fashionable right now she’s also accepting violence and intolerance against many of her own fans. While people are screaming about a fast food chain being homophobic, what will be said about a much-loved American pop-princess like Ms. Stefani working with artists known for being homophobic?

I’m betting it’ll be overlooked, and that nothing will be said about it, just as nothing was said about No Doubt working with someone who calls for gay men to be burned or beaten to death.

Far from this being an attack on No Doubt, this is an attack on the acceptance of homophobia. It’s “homophobia by association”. It’s still just as dirty, just as nasty, and perhaps more insidious.

So tell me, will you be buying ‘Push and Shove’ when it drops next month? I won’t be.

]]>http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/08/14/is-gwen-stefani-still-working-with-homophobic-acts-no-doubt/feed/0Cameron Jankowski pisses on nachos for famehttp://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/08/09/cameron-jankowski-pisses-on-nachos-for-fame/
http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/08/09/cameron-jankowski-pisses-on-nachos-for-fame/#commentsThu, 09 Aug 2012 08:28:03 +0000http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/?p=2675He did not serve anyone nor did he harm anyone but he sure has gotten his day of fame alright. The Daily Show even did a skit on him and who knows he might get his own show on Comedy Central called Jankin’ It with Cameron. He was an employee at a Fort Wayne, Indiana Taco Bell but it seems that the group Anonymous went after him to find out his identity. Cameron originally tweeted a photo of himself allegedly urinating on an order of Nachos BellGrande but it turns out it may have been just mountain dew and an order that did not go out to anyone.

You can see Cameron Jankowski’s now-deleted tweet which was addressed to revenge porn magnate Hunter Moore of Is Anyone Up? fame and contained a photo of what appears to be an individual peeing on a bowl of food. The tweet was originally tagged with “#pissolympics,” “#nacobellgrande,” and captioned “guess where I work.”It seems he did win this version of the olympics as Hunter Moore declared Jankowski “winner of the piss Olympics” and asked his 100k+ followers what else the rogue employee should piss on. Be sure to follow this guy he may have a future in watersports.

]]>http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/08/09/cameron-jankowski-pisses-on-nachos-for-fame/feed/0Gay Beatings and Hate Crimes on the Rise?http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/08/09/gay-hate-attacks-on-rise/
http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/08/09/gay-hate-attacks-on-rise/#commentsThu, 09 Aug 2012 06:36:27 +0000http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/?p=2668There have been several bruised up faces posted on Facebook the last few days since the protests at Chick-Fil-a. This not only says it’s not ok to go around bragging about the chicken you just ate from that fast food joint because it could be hurting your children if some bully thinks they are gay. They may not even be gay but may get beaten anyway. One of the photos in this post come from one of the hate attacks this past week and a newer one comes from Sunday night outside of the beachfront town of Ft. Lauderdale. Read below for more.

On Sunday night, outside of Las Olas, Fort Lauderdale, my good friend Marshall and his friend were being harassed for being gay at a pizza diner outside of a club. They were told they can’t use SOAP to wash there hands, (by a customer) basically because they were gay, and the customer proceeded to escort my friend out the door, physically. Marshall and his friend tried to leave but were called a “FAGGOT” before they could, and things escalated from there.

When things got physical, Marshall stepped in to defend his friend and beat this asshole to the ground. When Marshall and his friend left the scene to get away, thinking they were in the clear, out of nowhere the same guy with 4 of his friends came running around the corner, this time with a knife. They knocked Marshall to the ground and somewhere in the process sliced his face with the knife, just missing his left eye.

The cops showed up, but they weren’t of much help. They pretty much sided with the other guys because of a video they took of Marshall kicking the guy’s ass. Its sad and pathetic that things like this are STILL going on today!

WAKE UP PEOPLE! THIS IS HAPPENING RIGHT IN FRONT OF US! Its one thing to not agree with others and their beliefs, but what is the point of going out of your way to put someone else down? Or even worse, PHYSICALLY harm someone over it?! #GrowUp

All you people saying you get annoyed and pissed off at seeing others’ post about things that ACTUALLY matter within our community, (Chick-Fil-A, Gay Marriage, Equal Rights, etc.) need to wake the fuck up. Nothing is going to change if our own community is hating one another, how can we expect other’s to accept us when we can’t even accept each other?! We need to come together as a community, and stop the hate in order to put an end to this! It starts WITHIN!

Please be safe out there everyone, unfortunately, even today in 2012, its obviously not safe to walk around in small groups late at night. It’s sad, but very true. I don’t understand how people can be so cruel. It’s one thing to not agree or like something, but to go THIS FAR?! He could have been blinded or KILLED! WTF!? Be aware, be smart, and please stop hating everyone and everything and try to HELP the cause instead of fueling it.
While Marshall is recovering please be more on alert as this new school season starts. This is not just a political punching bag. Don’t let this happen to you!

]]>http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/08/09/gay-hate-attacks-on-rise/feed/0Selena Gomez New Bangshttp://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/08/02/selena-gomez-new-bangs/
http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/08/02/selena-gomez-new-bangs/#commentsThu, 02 Aug 2012 00:31:30 +0000http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/?p=2663Everyone is talking about Selena Gomez and her new bangs. This coming after the MTV VMA’s announced her and boyfriend Justin Bieber are up for awards this year. Perhaps Gomez is celebrating! Selena Gomez is known for swapping out her hairstyles and yesterday she tweeted a picture of herself with a sophisticated new look.
While we understand that most women may be a bit more apprehensive to take the plunge to bangs (although they look fantastic!), we have another way for all women to get Selena’s new look easily and without the commitment. SHE by SO.CAP.USA, the world’s leader in luxe hair extensions, can help women create this fabulous look just as quick as Selena with their line of clip-in bang extensions.
]]>http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/08/02/selena-gomez-new-bangs/feed/0Free music download from pop-punk band Life Down Herehttp://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/07/27/life-down-here-free-mp3-download/
http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/07/27/life-down-here-free-mp3-download/#commentsFri, 27 Jul 2012 00:22:21 +0000http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/?p=2660Life Down Here is a pop-punk Los Angeles based quartet fronted by lesbian Michelle Blanchard. THey have offered us a special link on youtube to gift your readers a free download of LDH’s single “All That You Are”. I am totally diggin’ this. Rock on!

(you will find the link in the description of the youtube video)
]]>http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/07/27/life-down-here-free-mp3-download/feed/0Sparkle Motion Picture Soundtrack Listinghttp://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/07/27/sparkle-motion-picture-soundtrack-listing/
http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/07/27/sparkle-motion-picture-soundtrack-listing/#commentsFri, 27 Jul 2012 00:02:08 +0000http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/?p=2657We so wished the lovely Whitney Houston was here to see this happen. Sparkle: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack isn’t out until July 31, but RCA Records is streaming the soundtrack in its entirety on SoundCloud!

]]>http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/07/27/sparkle-motion-picture-soundtrack-listing/feed/0Step Up Revolution Ryan Guzman Shirtlesshttp://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/07/26/step-up-revolution-ryan-guzman-shirtless/
http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/07/26/step-up-revolution-ryan-guzman-shirtless/#commentsThu, 26 Jul 2012 22:00:53 +0000http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/?p=2654Move over Meet Mike and anyone else that gets in this boys way. Meet the next Channing Tatum! Feel the heat with STEP UP REVOLUTION’s Ryan Guzman. You feel the heat yet?
]]>http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/07/26/step-up-revolution-ryan-guzman-shirtless/feed/0Austin Armacost bares all for PETAhttp://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/07/26/austin-armacost-bares-all-for-peta/
http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/07/26/austin-armacost-bares-all-for-peta/#commentsThu, 26 Jul 2012 19:42:43 +0000http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/?p=2648When you think of the A-list celebs that run down the catwalk for the ethical treatment for animals you may not think of a star from the actual show A-list. But who has a hotter back side than Austin Armacost to show off on the runway? The anti-fur campaign features reality TV star Austin Armacost and ex boyfriend renowned designer Marc Jacobs.
]]>http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/07/26/austin-armacost-bares-all-for-peta/feed/0Kettle One to invest 100k to the Gentleman with the best ideahttp://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/07/12/kettle-one-gentlemans-100k-call/
http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/07/12/kettle-one-gentlemans-100k-call/#commentsThu, 12 Jul 2012 19:09:12 +0000http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/?p=2644Ketel One is offering today’s gentlemen the awesome opportunity to showcase their game-changing ideas with “A Gentleman’s Call: In Pursuit of an Idea that Matters.” They are looking for the best of breed.

A Gentleman’s Call is a nationwide search to invest behind one original idea that champions the lifestyle of the modern gentleman. Ketel One is looking for substance and style within an idea, inspiration or endeavor that will raise society’s behavioral bar. You can get involved at AGentlemansCall.com, where the five projects best exemplifying a higher standard of thinking and living will be selected. The Grand Prize Winner chosen by consumers across the country.
Ketel One will then invest $100,000 to turn the winner’s idea into a reality. To lead this nationwide call-to-action, Ketel One has enlisted the mentorship of three men that embody the essence of a modern gentleman: actor and philanthropist Ian Somerhalder, Co-Founder and CEO of the Movember Foundation, Adam Garone and celebrated actor Carlos Ponce. These cultural counselors will be defining the values of the ultimate gentleman’s competition through their day-to-day lives.

]]>http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/07/12/kettle-one-gentlemans-100k-call/feed/1Chloe Sevigny covers OUT Magazinehttp://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/07/12/chloe-sevigny-covers-out-magazine/
http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/07/12/chloe-sevigny-covers-out-magazine/#commentsThu, 12 Jul 2012 05:59:09 +0000http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/?p=2638Shes sexy and she knows it. Hit & Miss star Chloë Sevigny covers the August issue of OUT Magazine. Hit & Miss premiered last night exclusively on DIRECTV’s Audience Network. Hit & Miss stars Chloë Sevigny as a Mia, a contract killer with a secret: she’s a transgender woman. Mia’s life is sent into a tailspin when she receives a letter from an ex-girlfriend dying from cancer revealing that Mia fathered a son 11 years ago. Hit & Miss tells the story of a lethal killer at the heart of a troubled family and how all of their lives will be dramatically changed forever. Learn more at directv.com/hitmiss. If you are not familiar with Chloë Sevigny, you may recognize her from Party Monster, Boy’s Don’t Cry, Big Love, and one of my favorites the controversial KIDS movie. She is also referred to as the ‘it girl’.
Speaking of Direct TV they are in a big bind right now with their subscribers and Viacom or it big V more in the bind? We noticed tons of Facebook posts today including one from RU Paul saying they need to bring back the LOGO network. Viacom dropped the Comedy Channel, LOGO, TV Land among some others from the Direct TV offering this week.
]]>http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/07/12/chloe-sevigny-covers-out-magazine/feed/0San Francisco Boy Missinghttp://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/06/22/san-francisco-boy-missing/
http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/06/22/san-francisco-boy-missing/#commentsFri, 22 Jun 2012 23:25:28 +0000http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/?p=2634UPDATE: Good news. Evan has been found safe!
If you live in the San Francisco Bay area please be on the lookout for a boy named Evan. He was last seen going to meet a stranger according to his mom and has not returned since 6/19. His mother has posted a photo of Evan on Facebook saying that his phone is ringing today after it has been dead for a few days.

Evan Flanary, 22, 6ft 1, 160 lbs, blonde/blue wearing blue jeans and gray hoody. Last seen on foot in the mission district in San Francisco on June 19 2012 meeting a stranger from a social phone app contact possibly GRINDR. His mother continues saying it is not like him to disappear. If you know where he could be or have spotted him please contact his mother Deborah Berlingeri or the San Francisco Police Department. They have also set up a website in hopes of finding the 22 yr-old helpfindevan.com.

This means he (or someone) is attempting to charge the phone. It is an android and lots of those chargers are around. So.. I am waiting to hear from him or someone who has found the phone. I’ve texted and messaged. Fingers crossed.

His mother was told the last location may be obtainable from towers, but the SF police require an in person missing persons report, and they have not arrived at our family friend’s house (his roommate) yet. Time is of the essence I am told in this type of situation, but a report hasn’t even been officially filed. God, I wish they would get on it.

As long as he’s safe… He was meeting up with a stranger, had no money. His phone has died. His belongings are still at his apt. I’ve checked the hospitals, the jails, the morgue. He is just gone.
His poor mom is so worried. We feel for her and hope the boy is safe
Deborah Berlingeri Wish I could give him a hug right now.

This is really scary guys we are worried sick for him and his mother. We hope they find him safe and that he is OK! Please be careful when you meet someone on GRINDR or any social networking app or even online. I always ask for a phone number and make sure I can talk to them over the phone before I meet them that way the phone call is able to be traced in case the messages on GRINDR are not.

]]>http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/06/22/san-francisco-boy-missing/feed/3Jake Gyllenhaal Gay Cowboy Before it was Cool Shirthttp://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/06/17/jake-gyllenhaal-gaycowboy/
http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/06/17/jake-gyllenhaal-gaycowboy/#commentsSun, 17 Jun 2012 01:36:52 +0000http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/?p=2630JUst yet another reason to love Jake Gyllenhaal. He was our hero when he made Brokeback Moutain with Heath Ledger and looked like he had some fun being the bottom boy in that movie. We just love this shirt. He was a gay cowboy before it was cool… yes indeed.
]]>http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/06/17/jake-gyllenhaal-gaycowboy/feed/2Justin Bieber Gone Wild Photo Galleryhttp://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/06/16/justin-bieber-gone-wild-photo-gallery/
http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/06/16/justin-bieber-gone-wild-photo-gallery/#commentsSat, 16 Jun 2012 23:15:48 +0000http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/?p=2617Here are some more photos released of Justin Bieber shirtless. Do you think he will someday be the King of Pop such as a Michael Jackson? Some are putting his photo next to the Queen of Pop Madonna to compare. Yeah we just wanted to make a silly post about all of the wacky Justin Bieber photos out there and here it is..
And how about some more shirtless photos of Justin Bieber:
Care for a Justin Bieber blow up doll?

Does he look like Jane Fonda?
or is he a beaver or like beavs?
Is Justin Bieber Gay?
What about the Biebs Flaunt photo with the blue ball in his mouth like he is doing S&M as the submissive boy:

Gay Boy that looks like Justin Bieber:
But we will end it with a “real” photo of Justin Bieber shirtless-

]]>http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/06/16/justin-bieber-gone-wild-photo-gallery/feed/1Rising star of the New Dallas Series: Josh Hendersonhttp://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/06/15/josh-henderson-shirtless-dallastnt/
http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/06/15/josh-henderson-shirtless-dallastnt/#commentsFri, 15 Jun 2012 02:39:55 +0000http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/?p=2612If anyone was fortunate enough to see the premier of the new TNT Dallas show you may have caught one of the hottest actors on TV these days. Josh Henderson is the stud of the year we would say. You can see his shirtless photos here.
]]>http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/06/15/josh-henderson-shirtless-dallastnt/feed/0Romantic Blue Lagoon returns with ‘The Awakening’http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/06/12/blue-lagoon-teen-romance/
http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/06/12/blue-lagoon-teen-romance/#commentsTue, 12 Jun 2012 01:20:14 +0000http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/?p=2607This may well be one of the reasons I felt gay or an attraction towards guys for the first time. I watched Blue Lagoon over and over again when I was younger because I could not keep from checking out Christopher Atkins or aka the hot guy in the movie. I would pause the TV when it played and that VHS tape got quite the workout. Lifetime is bringing back the steamy romance of two teens this coming Saturday, June 16. They have their own version of a remake of the movie ‘Blue Lagoon: The Awakening‘. The film stars the incredibly sexy Brenton Thwaites as the leading man, and Indiana Evans as the leading lady. Denise Richards will be playing her mother. Christopher Atkins the hottie who played the lead in the 1980 version of the film will also be making a cameo. What could be a better romance than being stranded on a deserted island needing each others love for survival. The twist on this story is they are on a wild boat party when the girl falls off for the romeo to save her. See the trailer to Blue Lagoon Below-
]]>http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/06/12/blue-lagoon-teen-romance/feed/0How To Destroy An Extremist Christian Bigothttp://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/06/01/how-to-destroy-an-extremist-christian-bigot/
http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/06/01/how-to-destroy-an-extremist-christian-bigot/#commentsFri, 01 Jun 2012 00:39:57 +0000http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/?p=2596

I would like to clarify for the record, before I even begin, that I know with the fullness of my heart that there are millions of very normal, moral, kind and loving Christian people in the world. It should always be remembered that there are different types of religious people. Most are nice, some are bat-shit crazy. The contents of this post is only intended to destroy the bat-shit crazy bigot who would love to destroy you.

As with all sources of immense destructive power, the below statements should be used carefully, with considerable thought and moderation. If you are sure that the religious person deserves it, fire away with all lasers until you have them whimpering on the floor.

Of course, feel free to bookmark this post and return to it for charging of said lasers when you see a comment, post or other anonymous internet rambling from someone trying to be Fred Phelps or Pastor Curtis Knapp of New Hope Baptist Church in Seneca, Kansas – who recently proposed that the US government begin the genocide of all LGBT people. I kid you not, a so-called “Christian” said that.

So, lets begin…

First of all, I will clarify that the following ideals are taken from the same religious texts that the right-wing use to bash gay people. It’s very convenient that those people can selectively choose the demands and statements made in their holy texts. Basically, as long as it facilitates their inherent bigotry and hatred, they’ll use it, but if it’s inconvenient for them, it should be disregarded. They believe that the following should be disregarded while they continue to cling to their hatred of gay people.

Exodus 21:7 sanctions the slavery of women. This allows you to ask the right-wing crazy how much they would sell their daughter or wife for, or if they believe that they should be able to sell their wife or daughter to another man – you know, those gay pay-site memberships can mount up, they need to get the money for their porn fix from somewhere!

Leviticus 15:19 – 24 states that women should be segregated from the rest of society during their “time of the month”. You should ask the crazy how we should arrange this? How do they ensure that they have no contact with a woman during her menstrual period, do they just ask women, or perhaps make them all wear a sign?

By stating Leviticus 25:44 you can ask which neighboring nations they would like to enslave, as it states that we are permitted to do so. Personally, I’m not sure how this would work. Can the French enslave some of the UK, and vice versa? How about Canadians claiming American slaves – come to think of it, Canadians are too cool to own slaves.

Ask the nut-case if he or she works on a Sunday, and if they say yes (can anyone afford not to in this economic crisis?) ask how they would like to be put to death, as is demanded in Exodus 35:2. I think stoning was widely used back then, but I’m a proponent of doing it with love – maybe suggest suffocation by Bunnies?

If they have a nice haircut – maybe one of those Supercuts jobbies – ask them how they get around Leviticus 19:27, which expressly forbids the trimming of hair on the head or of their beard.

Finally, check out what they are wearing and ask them if they have to avoid the local townspeople gathering to stone them each and every day. Leviticus 19:19 states that no clothing woven with two kinds of material shall be worn. I don’t know where the right-wing crazies shop, but I can tell you now it’s hard to find clothing made from only one material without looking like a tribal warrior or at least a 1960’s throwback.

There are a few more examples of the things that the Christian fundamentalist must adhere to, but chooses not to. It can be pretty interesting to read them all, but I’m always concerned that if I read too much I might wake up one morning and think I’m Carrie’s mom or that really freaky bitch from Silent Hill.

Remember folks, most Christians are sensible, normal, kind people who do not really wish you death. But to those who are slightly dangerous or even a little insulting, the above is like Kryptonite! ;)

]]>http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/06/01/how-to-destroy-an-extremist-christian-bigot/feed/1Prince Harry has a big bulgehttp://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/05/17/prince-harry-big-bulge/
http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/05/17/prince-harry-big-bulge/#commentsThu, 17 May 2012 03:14:33 +0000http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/?p=2589Looks like Prince Harry has a bigger bulge than usual in this pic. Who would have known that Royalty had such a showing down under?
]]>http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/05/17/prince-harry-big-bulge/feed/2Magic Mike guys release their shirtshttp://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/05/17/magic-mike-channingtatum/
http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/05/17/magic-mike-channingtatum/#commentsThu, 17 May 2012 03:10:02 +0000http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/?p=2583Entertainment Weekly has released an image of their new cover… the cast of MAGIC MIKE! In addition, The Advocate chatted with Matthew McConaughey about his revealing role in the film. Read the full Q&A on Advocate.com. Warner Bros. Pictures will release MAGIC MIKE in theaters nationwide on June 29th, 2012. If you have a tumblr account what a fun thing to post. The moving gif image of Channing Tatut teasing us with his chest. See the trailer below…
]]>http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/05/17/magic-mike-channingtatum/feed/0Justin Bieber shows off his armpits in new photo shoothttp://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/05/17/justin-bieber-shirtless-armpits/
http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/05/17/justin-bieber-shirtless-armpits/#commentsThu, 17 May 2012 01:39:16 +0000http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/?p=2577Justin Bieber Shirtless photo shoot with Viddy is actually comparable to that Rolling Stones shoot where we got to see Justin Timberlake bare his twinkish body for a magazine cover. We are liking these pics of Justin Bieber showing off his armpits. Anyone with an armpit fetish will love this male celeb photo shoot. There are a lot of us out there that share that locker room fantasy or think its hot to see a guys armpits. We know you loved it when Jesse McCartney had his foot fetish video…
]]>http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/05/17/justin-bieber-shirtless-armpits/feed/1GAP wants it’s gays backhttp://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/05/04/gap-gay-billboard/
http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/05/04/gap-gay-billboard/#commentsFri, 04 May 2012 19:46:28 +0000http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/?p=2573It looks like GAP is looking to recapture the gayness it once had by taking a note from JCPenney’s advertising playbook. A GAP billboard with two guys was spotted in NY this week. The new ad tells us to be one and be bright and shows the young and cute gay couple together. It may be harder than ever for brands such as GAP and JCPenney to grow with H&M and so many niche brands expanding. GAP has always been great to the LGBT community!
]]>http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/05/04/gap-gay-billboard/feed/0Mr. T Lookalike Taunts Gay Rights Opponents in Snarky New FCKH8 Videohttp://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/05/04/fckh8-mrt-video/
http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/05/04/fckh8-mrt-video/#commentsFri, 04 May 2012 19:21:11 +0000http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/?p=2567The “It Doesn’t Get Better” campaign was described by Dan Savage as, “FCKIN’ GENIUS,” and highly successful. This campaign is making another come back with the gay activist T-shirt website FCKH8.com. The new Internet comedy video, called “Gay Marriage: What’s The Big FCKIN’ Deal?” is the latest where the short-tempered Mr. T lookalike hilariously blasts homophobes who continue to make a big deal out of the sanctity of marriage. This sort of reminds me of the Old Navy meets American Apparel meets gay activist. The new video going viral on Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr and YouTube, and the group pledges 10¢ for each Facebook “Share” & tweet up to $10K as part of its fundraising effort with proceeds donated to H8SUX.com. This is a project giving thousands of free “OK4U2BGAY” T-shirts to teens to fight bullies in schools.

“What’s The Big FCKIN’ Deal?” gets straight to the point, asking homophobes and ballot box bullies the simple question, “Some dudes like the pole, some chicks like the hole… what’s the big FCKIN’ deal?!”

We just could not resist placing this gay activist dog in the post.

The viral video may be shocking in some parts as the F-word-laden clip features a disgruntled little person with a big opinion. His purpose is to taunt homophobes with lines like, “Equality means no one gets short-changed under the law! It’s none of your f*ckin’ business if Bob and Bruce like to butt-bleep, so butt the bleep out!” Activists in the video wear bold, neon T-shirts emblazoned with the messages of “GAY MARRIAGE: WHAT’S THE BIG FCKIN’ DEAL?” and “LEGALIZE LOVE.” The T-shirts and tank tops are sold on FCKH8.com’s website starting at $9.99 each. The website also sells bumper stickers, wristbands and buttons to spread its “in your face” pro-gay message.

Video director Luke Montgomery comments, “This video really tells it like it is in a non-diplomatic way that our mainstream gay organizations understandably just can’t. That’s why millions have watched and shared FCKH8.com videos on the Internet, including Glee’s Jane Lynch, Adam Lambert, and even Perez Hilton. Gay or straight, this video is uniting people to say ‘F*ck Hate’.”

Although FCKH8 videos have generated over 6 million on-line views and sold over 70,000 T-shirts with $250,000 raised for gay rights causes we feel some of the biggest of the battle should go towards gay lawyers to help this cause. We do applaud them that the web movement has recruited over 179,000 Facebook supporters & over 41,000 Twitter followers to date drawing attention to teen bullying.

]]>http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/05/04/fckh8-mrt-video/feed/0The Pastor and members of the Berean Baptist Church for child abuse?http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/05/03/berean-baptist-church-pastor-child-abuse/
http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/05/03/berean-baptist-church-pastor-child-abuse/#commentsThu, 03 May 2012 01:25:03 +0000http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/?p=2562Pastor Sean Harris of the Berean Baptist Church advised parents in a sermon to punch their sons if they seem “girlish” and “crack” their son’s wrists if they seem “limp”. He also said the same of daughters that seemed too butch. He has issued a non-apology for the video of his sermon or a retraction. The church is trying it’s best to deal with the PR damage from this now that it will forever be known as a hateful bigot church. This is yet another reason why we need churches to pay taxes. According to the applause from the Berean Baptist Church congregation you can tell they are mostly for beating any children that may not be “normal” as they perceive it. If they see a little monster in their home they may beat it. Child services be aware of the members of the Berean Baptist Church. I guess we can put another Baptist church in the category as Westboro. I think the Baptist community needs to stand up and say something or they all look like child beaters and bigots. This is clearly child abuse.

One Facebook comment included “I realize this is going to be a lil hypocritical. But seriously, someone should crack his wrist. Jesus is just so proud of his followers.” Another Facebooker said “Disgusting! I don’t have/do a limp wrist you homophobic, stereotypical bigot.”
See the video and transcript below:
Here is the transcript “So your little son starts to act a little girlish when he is four years old and instead of squashing that like a cockroach and saying, “Man up, son, get that dress off you and get outside and dig a ditch, because that is what boys do,” you get out the camera and you start taking pictures of Johnny acting like a female and then you upload it to YouTube and everybody laughs about it and the next thing you know, this dude, this kid is acting out childhood fantasies that should have been squashed.

Can I make it any clearer? Dads, the second you see your son dropping the limp wrist, you walk over there and crack that wrist. Man up. Give him a good punch. Ok? You are not going to act like that. You were made by God to be a male and you are going to be a male. And when your daughter starts acting to Butch you reign her in. And you say, “Oh, no, sweetheart. You can play sports. Play them to the glory of God. But sometimes you are going to act like a girl and walk like a girl and talk like a girl and smell like a girl and that means you are going to be beautiful. You are going to be attractive. You are going to dress yourself up.”
You say, “Can I take charge like that as a parent?”
Yeah, you can. You are authorized. I just gave you a special dispensation this morning to do that.”

It looks like they are living high on the hog going to the IncrediWorld Amazement park on our tax money. Churches get to live tax free unlike the rest of us. Anyone free June 25-28 we should join them for their IncrediWorld and see who punches us in the face for having a limp wrist! Contact information of the Berean Baptist Church is 910-868-5156. Actually you may want to contact the North Carolina Child Protective services of the church congregation who agreed with his child abuse promotion.

This guy needs to be behind bars. He is a predator on humanity and love. We can forgive him all we want but he still needs to pay for his words. Please read more on our series on gay bullying and teen suicide.

]]>http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/05/03/berean-baptist-church-pastor-child-abuse/feed/1Christopher Eason speaks out about beating Christina Aguilerahttp://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/05/03/christopher-eason-beating-christina/
http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/05/03/christopher-eason-beating-christina/#commentsThu, 03 May 2012 01:00:14 +0000http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/?p=2557Christopher Eason recently may be getting yet another 15 or hopefully more minutes of fame. He recently got confirmation from the producers of E! ENTERTAINMENT that they will be doing a story based upon him and his career leading up to beating Christina Aguilera. The name of the show will be called “The Voice That Beat The Voice” on E! Entertainment “True Hollywood Story”. He is also featured in a two-page spread inside the National Enquirer this week. Christopher Eason is a well-rounded individual for not only his voice he also helped out a stranded woman at 7-Eleven. “I met Christopher Eason on April 28. He helped me change my tire! He is according to Christina Aguilera the “nameless” guy who beat her on Star Search when they were kids. He sang like an Angel while he changed my tire.” commented the stranded woman he helped on her Facebook page.
]]>http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/05/03/christopher-eason-beating-christina/feed/0Chris Evans has a hot gay brother!http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/05/02/chris-evans-has-a-hot-gay-brother/
http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/05/02/chris-evans-has-a-hot-gay-brother/#commentsWed, 02 May 2012 07:40:28 +0000http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/?p=2552Chris Evans the hunk of an actor we all know from Captain America: The First Avenger and The Avengers is seen in this photo. This is the Chris Evans not to be confused with the British DJ with the same name. Although the other hunk in the photo next to his is his gay brother who was recently featured in Instinct magazine. Not only is his brother gay but he came out himself in support of Gay Marriage recently in Playboy magazine. Also, make sure you check out Adam Lambert in the May edition of Instinct magazine.
]]>http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/05/02/chris-evans-has-a-hot-gay-brother/feed/0Mark Wahlberg on his new movie set wearing an apron freelyhttp://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/05/01/mark-wahlberg-apron-shirtless/
http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/05/01/mark-wahlberg-apron-shirtless/#commentsTue, 01 May 2012 04:44:14 +0000http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/?p=2548Do you think Mark Wahlberg is free ballin’ underneath this cooking apron? Shall we assume Marky Mark is not wearing his CK Briefs during the filming of his new movie? The 40-year-old actor was spotted with just a cooking apron and a pair of combat boots as he walked around the Pain and Gain set. Pain and Gain is a new movie the shirtless stud is working on directed by Michael Bay.
]]>http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/05/01/mark-wahlberg-apron-shirtless/feed/0April 30th 1999 – The Admiral Duncan Bombinghttp://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/04/25/april-30th-1999-the-admiral-duncan-bombing/
http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/04/25/april-30th-1999-the-admiral-duncan-bombing/#commentsWed, 25 Apr 2012 16:54:08 +0000http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/?p=2538

It’s somewhat hard to believe that it has been 13 years already since the bombing of the Admiral Duncan Pub in Soho, London. As a London boy who left when a child, I try to get back there as often as possible, and whenever I do Soho and Camden are the two places I cannot miss out on.

I actually attended the Admiral Duncan pub shortly after it reopened a few months after the bombing, while the London Gay Pride march was being held. I was stunned by the crowds of people there, all eager to go inside and buy a pint in support of the venue and those who had been maimed and killed in the blast. It was an amazing sight to see the entire street packed with people drinking out of plastic cups, all there for one reason – to show solidarity with the community in London and those hurt in the atrocity.

April 30th is the day it happened, the third nail bomb to explode in London, with Brixton attacked on the 17th of April, Brick Lane on the 24th, and finally Soho on the 30th.

At the time no one really knew what it was all about. This was a city which had seen its fair share of terrorism already, with the IRA constantly threatening the people of the capital, but this was the first time it was seemingly targeted at specific groups of people. Black, Asian and Gay people were the focus, leading to a lot of speculation.

Of course, after this third explosion it was soon asserted that the perpetrator of these crimes was a neo-Nazi.

David Copeland was the name of that coward. He was the one who was responsible for walking in, leaving an explosive device hidden in a bag, and then running away like the vermin he is to escape the destruction he had planned.

Four died minutes later when his nail bomb tore through the pub. Andrea Dykes, 27 and her unborn child, John Light, 32 and Nik Moore all passed away, with more than 80 people injured.

As we remember that event, we have to also ask ourselves where we are now as a society. I remember that back then, as I watched it unfolding on the news, the local community rallied around, that many more were likely saved by the fast response of the police, the ambulance staff, the neighbors of the venue and passing pedestrians. The support the community displayed after that attack was one of the most uplifting things I think I have seen.

There is no doubt that we are in a better place now than we have ever been when it comes to social cohesion. But, we should also use caution. In France, the National Front party (traditionally a racist and homophobic organization) has reached third place in the first stage of their national elections.
In Norway, the far-right extremist Anders Behring Breivik is currently on trial for the racially and religiously motivated mass murder of 77 innocent people. In St Petersberg, Russia, new laws recently came into effect banning discussion of GLBT issues and comparing them to the promotion of pedophilia.

While we should certainly mourn and spend some time contemplating those lost on April 30th 1999 in the Admiral Duncan bombing, we should also consider that, while society may be moving forward in many respects, extremism has not declined.

On the 30th April 2012, there will be a ceremony held to remember all those killed and injured in the three attacks. More information can be found on the Facebook group – Facebook group 17-24-30, and an event page too.

]]>http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/04/25/april-30th-1999-the-admiral-duncan-bombing/feed/0Accountant to Football Player build then signed by the Dolphinshttp://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/04/20/accountant-football-player-build/
http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/04/20/accountant-football-player-build/#commentsFri, 20 Apr 2012 02:53:45 +0000http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/?p=2532Talk about a transformation or a re-invention. The man in the photo was an accountant at a private equity investment firm in West Palm Beach, Florida. He just signed a contract to play tight end for the Miami Dolphins. His name? Les Brown. We can say he can play for our team with our without the huge biceps he looks hot either way. How did he transform himself like this? And how did he get picked to play for the Dolphins?
Normally if you don’t play football in college, your chances of signing a professional contract are close to none, but those are just the kind of odds that Les Brown has proven wrong. In highschool he was a star in baseball, basketball and football in Utah and was recruited to play football at BYU, but he decided basketball would be his sport.

“I didn’t have the body to play football. I was a tall, skinny kid who liked to sit outside and shoot threes,” Brown told the Salt Lake Tribune. He showed everyone that he could transform himself into the football build and we salute you for that. Lots of protein I am sure!

]]>http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/04/20/accountant-football-player-build/feed/0Cam Gigandet Shirtless Collectionhttp://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/04/12/cam-gigandet-shirtless-photo-collection/
http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/04/12/cam-gigandet-shirtless-photo-collection/#commentsThu, 12 Apr 2012 21:16:16 +0000http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/?p=2528If you could only have more than one Cam Gigandet photo with most of his clothes off of course. How about this collection of him shirtless. Who do you think is hotter Taylor Lautner or Cam?
]]>http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/04/12/cam-gigandet-shirtless-photo-collection/feed/0Zac Efron Moves the Goods Down Underhttp://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/04/10/zac-efron-grabbinhimself/
http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/04/10/zac-efron-grabbinhimself/#commentsTue, 10 Apr 2012 06:47:06 +0000http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/?p=2522Here is a photo snapped of hot male celebrity Zac Efron in Sydney recently. We are not sure why he is alone in these photos but he sure is playing with himself. Maybe he is moving it from one side to another or he has some itches to take care of. Either way we will do that for him all he has to do is stand there. How about these Calvin Klein’s the movie star is sporting. I almost think this is a publicity stunt on Calvin Klein’s part. Maybe he is the new Marky Mark doing CK ads but in a discreet fashion. We want more! Check out Zac’s feet..
]]>http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/04/10/zac-efron-grabbinhimself/feed/1Gay Rights Are Removed In St. Petersberg – Are You Prepared?http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/03/27/gay-rights-are-removed-in-st-petersberg-are-you-prepared/
http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/03/27/gay-rights-are-removed-in-st-petersberg-are-you-prepared/#commentsTue, 27 Mar 2012 20:28:46 +0000http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/?p=2513

I’m a kid of the 80’s. I remember the first time I watched Michael Jackson’s Thriller, the song 99 Red Balloons, and the popularity of some truly awful songs by Bon Jovi. I don’t think I’m the only one who links music to a decade am I?

But I also remember the news scenes of the protests, over everything from the Poll Tax and Thatcher’s destruction of the Unions and industry, to the Gay Rights movement and Peter Tatchell.

By the time I was ready to come out of the closet and dance to I Am What I Am (I didn’t, I don’t live by stereotypes! lol) the dust had settled and we had clubs and bars all over the place. We had a community that, while still open to attack, was less threatened with the collusion of government and police. If we did experience hatred and violence we could actually report something and feel that we had a voice. We had pressure groups and charities on our side, standing up for us if we needed it.

If you haven’t really been paying much attention recently, you might think that us Queer folk are only fighting for the right to get Married, and nothing else. I can understand that perception, because what I’m about to discuss in this post isn’t being discussed on your local news, and probably not on your national news either. But it should be discussed, because it’s serious.

Earlier this month the city of St. Petersburg, Russia, adopted a new law which bans “propaganda of sodomy, lesbianism, bisexualism and transgenderism, and pedophilia to minors.”

Did you catch that? Yes, read it again. The law-makers in St. Petersburg equate all of us with pedophiles. And through the creation of this law, the city has banned the discussion and public display of all LGBT issues in their entirety. The wording of the law is so deliberately vague that it could apply to someone handing out flyers discussing the law itself, to rainbow flags, or even wearing T-Shirts which could be construed as being related to LGBT issues.

The city of St. Petersburg is now facing international condemnation from Human Rights organizations for deliberately taking a step backward, and this is expected to worsen later this year as Pride parades kick off all over the world while the Gay people of St. Petersburg are denied one, and potentially have to witness a hate parade instead – yeah, the city refused a gay pride parade last year, and approved a far-right parade in its place!

While you might simply be able to avoid St. Petersburg (which is entirely possible, I haven’t tripped over it yet), and while the Queer folk of the city evacuate for more pleasant cities, this is by no means all there is to be concerned about.

Of course, we all know about the extremism being displayed across the American political system right now. We’ve seen some of the worrying comments from men like Santorum, suggesting he would destroy some basic freedoms in order to change America and make it more “Christian” (funny how their style of Christianity almost always seems completely at odds with traditional Christian values such as love, kindness, acceptance and peace.)

In France, the far-right Marine Le Pen (daughter of the founder of the National Front) is gaining popularity. In Germany, the authorities are on the hunt for neo-Nazis they now accept are greater in number and more dangerous than they had previously assumed (one previous member claims that they are heavily armed and capable of starting a civil war). In Belgium, on Saturday March 31st, the English Defense League (an off-shoot of the now vaguely acceptable British National Party) is planning a Europe-wide protest in an effort to create an anti-Islam movement – perfectly timed after the murderous spree by an Islamic extremist recently in France.

I remember the 80’s. But I also know of history prior to my existence. I remember that that a certain dictator arose on the back of a nationalist fever, after an economic collapse that decimated much of the world. I know that the first target might have been the Communists, but it was soon the Unionists, and the Jews, the intellectuals, and the Queers too…

Hatred and intolerance is the same in any form, whoever is the target, and we have to do everything we can to pull together and fight for the rights of all. Just as a neo-Nazi has the right to express their twisted opinions about the world and society, we have the right to stand shoulder to shoulder with everyone who demands equality and freedom, and the basic Human rights that we all enjoy, and refuse to allow history to repeat itself.

The risks of doing nothing because we don’t believe it could happen again are gigantic. We must never forget our history, and we must never fool ourselves into thinking that it couldn’t happen. People never believed it could happen before, and it did.

Are you prepared to actually stand up when the hatred and ignorance is marching through your street?

]]>http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/03/27/gay-rights-are-removed-in-st-petersberg-are-you-prepared/feed/1Oklahoma gay teen brutally beatenhttp://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/03/08/gay-oklahoma-teen-beaten/
http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/03/08/gay-oklahoma-teen-beaten/#commentsThu, 08 Mar 2012 05:23:47 +0000http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/?p=2509Not only did these attackers hit a girl but when Cody a gay teen from Oklahoma jumped in after being called homophobic slurs the police are only putting this down as an assult. Cody came out just 18 months ago The Equality Center in Tulsa, OK is working to help change state laws so that this will happen less or none at all. We are seeing this too often in Tulsa and other places that are in the red state Bible Belt. As you may know that Oklahoma has no hate crime protections that cover gays and lesbians. A simple assault will not deter these violent bullies to do this to Cody or any LGBT person again. It is sad but if you live somewhere like Oklahoma you better get you some mace and some mace that puts paint on the attacker so they can be found when something like this happens. This is the state that just voted for Rick Santorum but it is not all full of crazies there are lots and lots of loving people in Oklahoma and it is a shame there are people out there that would do this to someone. These attackers should be behind bars and we need hate crime legislation in Oklahoma to do so! See below for the video from the local Fox News affiliate:
]]>http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/03/08/gay-oklahoma-teen-beaten/feed/0One Million Moms On The Attack – Againhttp://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/02/29/one-million-moms-on-the-attack-again/
http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/02/29/one-million-moms-on-the-attack-again/#commentsWed, 29 Feb 2012 13:23:04 +0000http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/?p=2498

Don’t you just love a good rumble?

Although, I have to confess that I was really considering not adding this post about One Million Moms at all, it feels somehow wrong to even recognize their existence, as if I’m somehow validating their right to be… well… a group of hate-filled religious extremists, I guess!

Yes, the American Family Associations nastiest splinter group is back in the spotlight again, and from the people who brought you the attack on Home Depot for supporting Gay Pride, the scatter-brained attack against GLEE, and their “boycott” of almost every brand seen in any ad break for any program they think is “Trashy”, they’re now ‘going after’ Toys ‘R’ Us!

Aside from pointing out that they watch far too much TV (that’s those right-wing Christian stay-at-home moms for you. If they’re not out in the woods shooting Deer they’re sat on their ass eating cookies, getting fat and finding anything they can to scream at the world about) I thought it would be fun to show you how the most vociferous people who claim to be “freedom-loving” and “Christian” are often anything but.

Let me tell you about this latest battle in their imagined “culture war” (yes, that’s what they think they’re taking part in, bless them).

So we’ll start back when they decided to attack JC Penny for bringing Ellen Degeneres in to represent their brand.

Of course, as shoppers – and right-wing Christian religious extremists – they love shopping, ironically that’s something they have in common with us! So when JC Penny asked the gorgeous, funny, smart and well adjusted Ellen Degeneres to become their spokeswoman (can you tell I’m a fan?) the One Million Moms crazies realized that they had nothing in common with this personality. I think that’s what it comes down to really. It seems that all the people they attack are actually intelligent, well-rounded, mentally stable modern people, and that’s totally the opposite of what OMM is about!

So, the OMM extremists demanded that JC Penny remove Ellen as their spokesperson, and they issued their demand with the threat that JC Penny would loose customers if they did not comply with their demands. Of course, OMM didn’t consider that they are actually running far short of being one million, they’re more like 20,000 (and even that is a very generous guess). In reality the OMM group is likely no larger than your average knitting club in Texas.

They often make claims that their “pressure” on companies has resulted in success, when in fact they neglect that advertising across all industries has become extremely limited due to the financial crisis. It’s actually quite funny to see companies complying with their demands on the face of it, just to placate them. But I do wish these companies would be honest and say “we couldn’t give a crap about your unreasonable demands, we cut the ads for budget reasons and not because you threatened us!”

What this fanatical group also underestimated, is that you need to have public support for a boycott of any large company, and the numbers supporting Ellen and JC Penny far outweighs the number of fanatics demanding this change. One look at their little social network shows that they barely have 2000 members – I have more people following me on another blog. Maybe that’s why thousands of FaceBook pages sprang up within hours of the demand being made public, all supporting Ellen and JC Penny, and all heaping insult on the OMM mentalists. Perhaps that’s also why the One Million Moms own FaceBook page is constantly under attack from others who would like to stop their hate for good?

So what’s their beef now?

The wonderful Toys ‘R’ Us store has decided to stock a comic book which sends OMM into a rage. It’s actually quite easy to do that, you just need to be someone they don’t like, have a lifestyle that doesn’t involve throwing shit at other people like a crazed monkey in a cage, and be a reasonable person. Basically, normality, freedom, Human rights and genuine Christian values are their nemeses.

Toys ‘R’ Us recognizes that the modern world is more open, tolerant and diverse than OMM can bear to imagine, and they stock an Archie comic which features a gay wedding on the front!

I know, sales of that particular comic must be going through the roof right now! lol

OMM doesn’t like this expression of freedom and normality, being Christian extremists and all. They’re not too comfortable with the idea of their child asking “mommy, oh wise one, why is there a picture of two men who seem to be getting married on the cover of that comic? Won’t they burn in Hell for all eternity?” (remember, these poor kids are being raised by the equivalent of Carrie’s mom. They’re the kinds of parents who psychologically abuse their kids until said child is climbing a clock tower to rid the world of people they don’t understand).

You see, to the rest of us, it’s simple. Any normal parent put in that situation would say “Timmy (all kids in these stories are always called Timmy), when people fall in love and they choose to express their commitment to each other through marriage, they have a party to show their commitment to all their friends and family. Just like mommy and daddy fell in love and married, those two men fell in love and want to celebrate their love for each other with all their friends and family too.”

See, that’s not so hard is it? No mention of where the whoo-hoo’s go and the child is more enlightened. Instead, these parents would rather keep their child ignorant. Even if they don’t agree with same-sex marriage, they are putting their children at a disadvantage in a world where their extreme views are not acceptable to the majority. Parents should want the best for their child, but these parents clearly don’t.

So maybe that’s the problem, these so-called parents don’t want their child to be enlightened. They don’t want their kids growing up in an America where people actually do have freedom. Because they don’t agree with something, and even though it makes no difference to their lives if Chris and Charles down the road can marry, they’d love to force their will on the rest of society. They’re terrified of difference of any kind and they’ll sit in their darkened little corners (presumably stroking a crucifix and a Bible) hurling bile at a world that’s moved on without them, powerless to change it. And their kids – God bless their damaged little minds – are at risk of growing up to be just as damaged and hateful as them.

Let me make this statement – these parents think that their children are at risk from a comic book, when in reality they are at direct risk of growing up to become horrid people, full of hate and bigotry. Which would a SANE parent rather have, questions about gay marriage, or a child who wastes their life hating other people for things that are none of their business and completely beyond their control?

The most important thing to take away from this is the knowledge that the majority of people who view themselves as Christian, with decent values and morals, do not agree with the extremist attitudes of the One Million Moms group. The vast majority of Christians are not Fred Phelps and they are not members of this hate group. They’re nothing like these anonymous crazies lashing out at anything they don’t like (instead of just shaking their heads and switching off the TV like the rest of us do when Bieber appears). They fully accept that many of the teachings of their religion have been hijacked and manipulated, misread and adjusted to suit those who would love nothing more than to dictate their own demands to the rest of the world.

Ultimately, the One Million Moms group will fail in this, just as they’ve failed in everything else. And why? Because they are a tiny and insignificant minority having a hissy-fit, while all the real adults, the real parents and the real freedom-loving American’s look on in embarrassment.

They’re weak and ineffectual. They know they’ve already lost their imagined “culture war”, otherwise they would proudly stand and be counted. Instead they hide behind a webpage, making demands on the rest of the world and making threats they simply cannot live up to.

But, you can actually do something to help their demise. You can contact Toys ‘R’ Us and thank them for their modern attitudes. OMM has an email campaign against Toys ‘R’ Us right now, demanding that they remove the Archie comic from their stores. You can do something by emailing Toys ‘R’ Us and thanking them. Make their few thousand (probably a few hundred, actually) emails from One Million Moms pale into insignificance with the wealth of loving support from the rest of society. It’ll take ten minutes to reach out to Toys ‘R’ Us and show them that the people support their inclusive attitudes through an email.

]]>http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/02/29/one-million-moms-on-the-attack-again/feed/2Lil’ Wayne Hip Hop Sunglasses at the Grammy’shttp://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/02/16/lil-wayne-neffeyewearsunglasses-grammys/
http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/02/16/lil-wayne-neffeyewearsunglasses-grammys/#commentsThu, 16 Feb 2012 07:54:55 +0000http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/?p=2492The Grammy’s are always a major fashion statement but we thought the creative sunglasses Weezy had on that night of Adele winnings stuck out. No he did not get them from Lady Gaga’s treasure chest but from Neff Eyewear when he wore them to the 2012 Grammy Awards in Los Angeles. This is an all-new collection of eyewear scheduled to launch Spring/Summer 2012. See the fashion glasses below… By the way, Lady Gaga might could have used some sunglasses like the rapper had on that night her eyes were a tad creepy glaring at Katy Perry in some of the pics posted online.
]]>http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/02/16/lil-wayne-neffeyewearsunglasses-grammys/feed/1Dinah Shore Weekend Heads to Las Vegas for 2012http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/02/16/dinah-shore-weekend-las-vegas/
http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/02/16/dinah-shore-weekend-las-vegas/#commentsThu, 16 Feb 2012 07:08:54 +0000http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/?p=2487Not just a girls night out but an epic weekend of girls night out on the town in Sin City. What more could a girl want? Girl Bar, in association with Fuse Events, has created an unforgettable weekend of lesbian events in the city they never sleeps (really never sleeps) for Girl Bar Dinah Shore Weekend Las Vegas 2012 April 27-29.

Girl Bar and Fuse Events have worked with Caesars Entertainment to create the ultimate women’s weekend experience featuring all the best that Sin City has to offer. Official events and hotels for Dinah Shore Weekend include Planet Hollywood and Flamingo hotels and other nearby venues.

“Our sophisticated ladies wanted ‘bigger, better and more’ 24/7, in the city that never sleeps, with a package of perks, food, beverages and entertainment where there are no ‘last calls’ and our exclusive ‘GO Pool’ at the Flamingo is ‘Topless optional.’” This sounds like lesbians in paradise to me!

“The LGBT market makes up such an important part of Caesars worldwide customer base,” said Richard Brower, Director of LGBT Marketing at Caesars Entertainment Corporation. “Having this legendary weekend move to Vegas was an opportunity we could not afford to miss.”
FRIDAY APRIL 27 VIP Hosted Cocktail Party for
Ultra Vegas Weekend Package Guests only
9-10:30pm
BLING..a night of sparkle, glitter, and glamour
Go-Go Girls/DJ’s from Girl Bar and Truck Stop
Both happen at SHARE Nightclub
10pm-4am

SATURDAY APRIL 28 GO Pool Party at Flamingo GO Pool
Go-Go Girls/DJ’s from Girl Bar and Truck Stop
special performances and appearances
11am-5pm

Gurlesque at Chateau at Paris
Party underneath the Eiffel Tower at Paris: next door to Flamingo and Planet Hollywood
Go-Go Girls/DJ’s from Girl Bar and Truck Stop
10pm-4am

PEEP SHOW featuring Holly Madison Appearing at Planet Hollywood
Tickets from $76.00
The sexiest new show on the planet is here – PEEPSHOW at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas!

]]>http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/02/16/dinah-shore-weekend-las-vegas/feed/0Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale to Divorce?http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/02/16/gwen-gavin-rossdale-divorce/
http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/02/16/gwen-gavin-rossdale-divorce/#commentsThu, 16 Feb 2012 01:01:30 +0000http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/?p=2483The rumors may not be true in the tabloids saying that Gwen and Gavin Rossdale are divorcing. In an interview back in the early 2000’s with stars, Gwen refereed to Gavin as her strength, her love, her reason for all she had accomplished.

The rockstar couple has been married for ten years now. Their are rumors that two years into the marriage, Gwen found out that her hubby had a daughter, Daisy Lowe, now 22 from his ex. And in 2009, Gavin’s ex-lover, 80s cross-dresser Peter Robinson, revealed their affair. Then in 2010, Courtney Love claimed on the Howard Stern Show that she had an affair with Gavin while he was dating Gwen. One Facebook comment on the divorce: I’m a huge fan of Gwen stefani and Im not sure what reasons are behind their recent decision, but I hope like hell she starts making music again.

]]>http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/02/16/gwen-gavin-rossdale-divorce/feed/0Happy Gay Valentines Day!http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/02/14/happy-gay-valentines-day/
http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/02/14/happy-gay-valentines-day/#commentsTue, 14 Feb 2012 05:10:34 +0000http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/?p=2472Whether you have a partner, lover, pet, or really just love yourself dearly we hope you enjoy a wonderful Valentines Day but remember that it should be shared everyday not just one day a year. As Ru Paul says it best you have to love yourself before you can love somebody else. That is so true and we wished there were more love in the world. Gay Marriage has became legal now in Washington and we could not be more happier to see this and would like to see it in at least one Southern state before the end of the year. You know the states where you can retire such as Florida or California. Hint Hint. Remember do not take your date to Taco Bell tonight but upgrade to Chipotle. Click below for more fabulous Valentines day e-cards.
]]>http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/02/14/happy-gay-valentines-day/feed/0Nympho maybe… Woman, Yes. Man, Used to be.http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/02/09/nympho-exmale-britishlady/
http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/02/09/nympho-exmale-britishlady/#commentsThu, 09 Feb 2012 03:51:15 +0000http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/?p=2468The lady here has quite the British accent (or some may say Australian) which can surely turn some guys on. They may go south on this woman and not notice any differences but this is not your ordinary female. She claims she had a sex change and used to be a man but wants everyone to start understanding she should not be classified as another sex but as a female. Speaking with the Sun the former male says that one should not be considered gay if they sleep with him as a straight male because she is not gay and does not have any man parts. Although this is the Sun who is airing this video who is not exactly the “news” I would be speaking to if I wanted to be taken seriously. She did admit she had slept with over 1,000 straight males. I would say Condragulations to her but I guess she is not in drag she is a woman now.
See More of the Cougar below:
]]>http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/02/09/nympho-exmale-britishlady/feed/0Kylie Minogue Aphrodite during Madonna Superbowl Half-time?http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/02/07/kylie-minogue-aphrodite-during-madonna-superbowl-half-time/
http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/02/07/kylie-minogue-aphrodite-during-madonna-superbowl-half-time/#commentsTue, 07 Feb 2012 10:46:42 +0000http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/?p=2464It seems that some Kylie Minogue fans are not too happy with The Madonna after the Superbowl saying that her Aphrodite concert was sort of copied. There are some differences but it is still not exactly the same colors or even the same crowns or headpieces used. While they both used gladiator looking man slaves to pull them around and deeply catered to the gay community it was not exactly too “reductive” as Madonna would say. Kylie Minogue did put on an amazing tour here in the US and worldwide where she used the Aphrodite greek goddess theme. It was a must-see show just like Madonna’s tour will be when it comes around this year. Kylie may also get a chance to see Madonna’s tour this time around because guess what it is stopping in Australia where it has not covered since the Girlie Show. In a completely different event this week Kylie was threatened on her twitter account from a stalker. We are hoping the creeper got arrested or some kind of protection for our goddess. Kylie Minogue will be in Australia next month to appear at the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras.

]]>http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/02/07/kylie-minogue-aphrodite-during-madonna-superbowl-half-time/feed/1New Justin Bieber Edgy Lookhttp://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/02/05/new-justin-bieber-edgy-look/
http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/02/05/new-justin-bieber-edgy-look/#commentsSun, 05 Feb 2012 04:06:51 +0000http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/?p=2460We just had to post this pic of Justin Bieber on the carpet with a new hairdo and a blue motorcycle jacket. The Biebs arrived at the NRJ Music Awards in Cannes, France, on Saturday night walking down the red carpet. What do you think of the side sweep hairdo and the blue shoes. I like it and want some of the shoes.
]]>http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/02/05/new-justin-bieber-edgy-look/feed/0Madonna on Anderson Cooper to discuss Nicki Minaj kiss and morehttp://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/02/02/madonna-anderson-cooper/
http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/02/02/madonna-anderson-cooper/#commentsThu, 02 Feb 2012 10:25:01 +0000http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/?p=2457Anderson Cooper had an exclusive interview with Madonna for a full-hour which airs Today, Thursday, February 2. Madonna talks about kissing Nicki Minaj, how much she works out, Kate Middleton, reading gossip and reviews about herself, the challenges of making the W.E. movie, and her nervousness performing this Sunday’s Super Bowl. Madonna’s new film, “W.E.,” opens Friday, February 3. Don’t Anderson Cooper and Madonna make a cute couple?
]]>http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/02/02/madonna-anderson-cooper/feed/0UK Football Homophobia Exposed – BBC Wows The Nation!http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/01/31/uk-football-homophobia-exposed-bbc-wows-the-nation/
http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/01/31/uk-football-homophobia-exposed-bbc-wows-the-nation/#commentsTue, 31 Jan 2012 18:11:08 +0000http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/?p=2452

Something incredibly unusual happened in the UK on Monday night. The seldom watched BBC 3 channel broke the mold and drew a transfixed audience. And the reason for it was a truly remarkable one too!

No, it wasn’t some new lame reality show. There were no celebrities on a panel humiliating passing victims. It wasn’t some new game show with ridiculously fake people trying to “outsmart” each other for a prize.

It was actually a documentary.

Before you start snoring at the mere reading of the word documentary, this was an important moment for the UK. In recent years there has bee a fair bit of discussion about football (soccer) here, and how corrupt it might be, how racist it might be, how violent it often is, and so on. But something that rarely sees a word of discussion is how homophobic our national sport is.

There is no doubt that racism is not acceptable in football. Great steps have been made in recent years to stamp it out, with racist chants resulting in fines for the clubs responsible, players banned and publicly humiliated when found guilty of racist slurs on the pitch, and new rules being drawn up to weed out those kinds of poisonous attitudes from the fans and players.

But something that has not been confronted is homophobia.

In the last year we’ve seen Sepp Blatter – the head of FIFA – laughing openly about the issue of gay rights and the safety of gay football fans when visiting violently homophobic nations. It wasn’t just him either, the entire room joined in laughing, a room full of sports media from around the world. It seemed that they were incredulous that there could be any gay football fans. And even if there were, their Human rights and safety were not the concern of FIFA.

So, what happened on BBC 3 on Monday? They screened Britain’s Gay Footballers, a documentary created and presented by the (beautiful) Amal Fashanu – daughter of John Fashanu – asking why there were no openly gay footballers in the national game.

For those who might not be aware, Amal Fashanu is the niece of the tragic Justin Fashanu, the only openly gay footballer to ever come out in the UK, and who subsequently took his own life in 1998 after the decline of his career and repeated revelations and accusations about his private life.

His brother, John Fashanu – also a footballer but far less skilled – had abandoned him. His entire family had seemingly disowned the young man, and so when he found himself in a position that he couldn’t tolerate any longer, he found that the only way out was to end his life.

It was a remarkable documentary, and it increased the viewing figures for the seldom-watched channel by 50%. Twitter was abuzz with discussion about the show, with the vast majority of all comments seeming to be supportive and positive toward the issue, and highly critical of the sporting bodies responsible for maintaining the status quo, and critical of John Fashanu himself.

Although the marked absence of openly gay football players is in itself quite worrying, there were two things specifically about the documentary which unsettled me.

Firstly, young Amal Fashanu faced a wall of almost complete silence from clubs, managers and players across the UK. It seemed that no professional player was willing to come forward and discuss homophobia or gay players. Even when in a room full of professional footballers she was met with silence, childish giggles or complete arrogance. It really seemed as though a message had gone out from some sort of mafia Don that no one should speak to her. Or else they may find a horses head in their locker!

The second thing that struck me was the interview with her father, John Fashanu, about his dead gay brother. You know what he said? He called his brother selfish, for “embarrassing” and “shaming” his family. Even after his brothers suicide (with a note stating how totally alone he felt) John Fashanu has no shame in sticking to his tried and trusted line of labeling his brother an embarrassment.

After a gut-wrenching and tear inducing film, there were a couple of shining moments that offered some hope. Joey Barton – professional UK footballer – was confident enough to come forward for an interview and was a shining example of common sense and tolerance. He even went as far as suggesting that there would be an openly gay professional football player in the UK within the next ten years.

Gareth Thomas, openly gay Welsh Rugby player, also spoke on camera – with a number of his straight teammates alongside him. Making the contrast between the two sports quite remarkable. As Gareth says, the Rugby union released a statement after Gareth came out expressing complete support for him. His teammates made statements to the same effect at every opportunity too. People who know him and work with him were lining up to say how much they love the guy and that they support him in his brave decision.

Hold that up against giggling immaturity and ignorance of Sepp Blatter, a silent majority of homophobes in the management of the sport, the ignorance and astounding bigotry of the many players in football who couldn’t find the balls to speak on camera, and the fact that the only openly gay footballer in the British history is dead while his brother still thinks he was an embarrassment… it all becomes quite clear doesn’t it?

I wish I believed that we’d see another openly gay footballer in the UK in the next ten years. But I very much doubt it.

]]>http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/01/31/uk-football-homophobia-exposed-bbc-wows-the-nation/feed/1iPhone 5 Revealed?http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/01/29/iphone-5-revealed/
http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/01/29/iphone-5-revealed/#commentsSun, 29 Jan 2012 03:59:02 +0000http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/?p=2448The iPhone 5 will be hands-down and maybe hands-up the hottest product release of 2012. We are also excited for an iPad 3 but if you already have an iPad 2 it better have a Jeanie inside it that comes out to serve us to upgrade. The phone though is something we normally lose, have to replace, or need repaired every year anyway and normally break the screen within a month. In addition, the mobile phone is something we carry with us everywhere. Apple is having some PR problems right now because of Foxconn and their Chinese factories and labor conditions but most people are just acting like they care. If Apple users would have given a care they would have banned the iPhone 4S. It has never been a secret that Apple has used Chinese laborers or hard labor conditions. Apple normally just gets away with their “green” marketed image somehow that most corporations would never get away with.

The iPhone 4S was such a disappointment that many have even put off who have an iPhone 4. All it really has is a talking Siri. Not much more to brag about and we could all use the most anticipated thinner design of the iPhone 5. It is also supposed to include a Sony Camera, smaller display size and changed display resolution, and wider home button that doubles as a track pad for gestures. We are mostly hoping it will be 7mm thick, a hair thinner than the original Droid Razr. It could also have Wireless data at 4G LTE.
What about the Processor?
1GHz might be something reasonable for this to speed it up even more.

Could the backing go aluminum?
There are rumors that the iPhone 5 may go back to the original iPhone which had an aluminum back.

Steve Jobs may not be around for this version of the iPhone but do not think there will not be big surprises or something that makes you say WOW on the new release. Apple knows how to excite us all!

]]>http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/01/29/iphone-5-revealed/feed/0Miley Cyrus on the Wrong End of the Penis Cake?http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/01/29/miley-cyrus-on-the-wrong-end-of-the-penis-cake/
http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/01/29/miley-cyrus-on-the-wrong-end-of-the-penis-cake/#commentsSun, 29 Jan 2012 03:31:14 +0000http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/?p=2444Looks like Miley Cyrus may or may not be on the wrong end of the penis cake for some people. Although she may well be in some heat from many conservatives and even some parents who do not want their kids seeing such an adult cake. Miley may just well be proving she is not a lesbian by such a big penis cake but it does not exactly mean she is not into white guys. Last we say a video that Miley cannot be tamed now we are seeing a licking of a big meat cake and before all of this her puffing up on a bong. Miley is no Hannah Montana anymore! She is 18 now get over it but she may be more wild than Xtina or even Britney this country gal has been wanting to come out of this barn for years now shes getting tattoo’s and new rumors of her being pregnant.
]]>http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/01/29/miley-cyrus-on-the-wrong-end-of-the-penis-cake/feed/0Zac Efron Bulgehttp://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/01/27/zac-efron-bulge-shirtless/
http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/01/27/zac-efron-bulge-shirtless/#commentsFri, 27 Jan 2012 07:50:35 +0000http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/?p=2441Uh oh look what the paparazzi caught now. A nice sized bulge from Zac Efron. I am too busy staring at his hot bare chest and abs to even get down to his bulge but I am working my way down.
]]>http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/01/27/zac-efron-bulge-shirtless/feed/1‘Work It’ TV Show Pulled from ABC: Did it really offend the transgender community?http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/01/17/work-it-trans-tv-show/
http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/01/17/work-it-trans-tv-show/#commentsTue, 17 Jan 2012 10:06:16 +0000http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/?p=2436ABC recently debuted a show called “Work It” about two straight guys that are trying to land a job in a recession. They have been on unemployment for a year now and are desperate for a job. They figure out that they could dress up in drag and get a job known normally just for females in the pharmaceutical sales industry. Having worked in sales and applied for several drug companies I do know that you need to be a gorgeous women for this task or a sales person that is highly charismatic.

GLAAD wasted a full page ad on going up against this show. It got canceled today but after watching it online it looked like it certainly would not harm a transgender person. I think there are things that GLAAD should be going after such as Santorum or Romney instead of a sitcom that the gays would enjoy.

One face-book comment on the issue said “It makes your organization look about as uptight as Elton John losing out to Madonna last night. Was your organization offended when George Washington wore a wig? I mean what kind of uptight organization are you?” We also saw some comments against GLAAD for taking this action against ABC and ‘Work It’ saying “Who will they go after next.. Tootsie?”. Seriously, they might go after Britney for lip synching at her shows or yes even Tootsie. Watch out GLAAD is like the new team of elites that will stop at anything and judge.

‘Betty White’s Off Their Rockers’ would be offensive to a senior citizens rights groups if GLAAD was in charge of it. It really was more offensive to elderly and used more stereotypes than ‘Work It’.

Work It proved to show it is not easy to dress up in drag. It showed the main characters going to get help putting on make-up after he tried once and looked like a clown. It then showed toilet paper coming out of his dress while dancing.

It is a shame that this show got canceled before it really had a chance to take off thanks to GLAAD and the HRC throwing a fit and placing ads against the show. It may have also been due to low ratings for the the new ABC Sitcom but it would have aired more than twice.

This brings me to think that the HRC and GLAAD have really disappointed in the last year. HRC going after Chick-fil-a and GLAAD spending all this money against a show that really was not all that offensive. There are bigger fishes to fry or goals these organizations that run off of our donations should be going after such as the presidential candidates or HIV stigma. They might could have worked with the ABC show to make sure it was more understanding of transgendered people.
I just finished two episodes online and just could not find anything that is offensive the way GLAAD was making it out to be. If anything women could be offended but knowing how sales works it is women that get ahead more and they are taking it to the next level of a trans person getting ahead just as easily as a real woman. It seems they are glorifying drag more than anything. I don’t see that they are making fun of it but having fun with it. Am I missing something? I noticed a few comments in the show where they said this would not be allowed in their culture and maybe the signs they hold up that say “Will Do Anything for Work” maybe could have been edited out but other than that it’s certainly not more offensive than “Boat Trip” the movie. Having a drag show on mainstream TV is actually a positive thing especially when it is not associated with violence. How would you compared this to Trannies with Knives? I would like to see what Ru Paul thinks of it. It just seemed to me that that GLAAD press release was saying this would cause more violence against trans or drag. I do not see how that is possible they are not getting laughed at by anyone in this pilot or episode two. Everyone thinks the characters are women(just big boned women). It seems like it is more accepting and that could be nothing but positive. Yeah I am sure someone will have a laugh at someones expense but they are also making fun of the doctors in the episode, the wife, the kid, and the British sales women.

A Facebook Commenter said “I think that it is making light on a complete group of people and their suffrage and saying oh its just funny. Don’t think on the surface of this one. If you recall several of the same things were said about white people playing the roles of other ethnicity… And quite often making complete characterizes out of a race of people. This is pretty much along the lines of black face to transgendered and transsexual people who this is real life for and NOT a joke. I would say that GLAAD is out of line at all or a bad representation of gays in this instant. I would say that comments like this about a part of the gay community that you may not necessarily identify within not only ignorant but a a much worse representation of the gay community. My finger is wagging on this one. Sorry. But until people stop treating TRANS people as a show or comic relief I don’t find shows like this cool. At ALL. Why don’t they make a show that’s about transgendered people struggling to find work.. Which I guarantee is a lot hard than these two guys trying to find work… Because they are ultimately homophobic and cant be a part of the solution easily so they continue the status quo. Its not as simple as GLAAD being whiny…. They expressed the immaturity of a show like this and continue to express their voice every-time an issue comes up…. People are just intellectually lazy enough to call it whining.”

Today ABC announced that the series “Work It” has been cancelled after two episodes. GLAAD and lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) advocacy organizations including the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) had spoken out against the series for its potential to cause harm to transgender people. The series debuted on January 3, 2012 to low ratings, and, according to Entertainment Weekly, dropped another 20 percent this week.

“While many of ABC’s positive and groundbreaking portrayals of LGBT people have been critical and popular successes, the public had little interest in this outdated show,” said Herndon Graddick, Senior Director of Programs and Communications at GLAAD. “As a result of this campaign, an important dialogue has been started in Hollywood and mainstream media about the real discrimination faced by transgender people today.”

For more about GLAAD’s campaign and to read critiques from LGBT advocates and organizations visit glaad.org/workit. Last month, after viewing the pilot, GLAAD placed a full page ad in media industry publication Variety with HRC. The organizations also published a joint opinion piece on the Huffington Post. The Variety ad noted that “by encouraging the audience to laugh at the characters’ attempts at womanhood, the show gives license to similar treatment of transgender women.”

GLAAD and HRC included photos of transgender Americans, legal facts and statistics from a recent report from the National Center for Transgender Equality and the National Gay & Lesbian Task Force on the discrimination that transgender Americans face:

• Transgender Americans can be legally fired in 34 states today simply for being who they are.
• 97% of self-identified transgender people reported being harassed or abused at work.
• 26% reported losing their jobs because they are transgender.

GLAAD stated on its site that while the show did not explicitly address transgender people, many viewers unfamiliar with the realities of being transgender will still make the connection.

Previously the San Francisco LGBT Community Center, transgender writers including Autumn Sandeen of Pam’s House Blend, the Transgender Economic Empowerment Initiative and the Transgender Law Center spoke out against the show’s promos. Women’s advocacy groups and members of the Puerto Rican community have also criticized the show’s premise and jokes.

According to ABC, ‘Work It’ centered on two unemployed men who have “learned the hard way that the current recession is more of a ‘man-cession’ and their skills aren’t in high demand.” One finds out that a pharmaceuticals company is hiring sales reps, but only female sales reps. He goes to the interview dressed in heels, a skirt, and makeup and gets hired as a woman.

I think it would be great to have more drag or trans type shows and your right would be better that it not be a comedy all of the time. A show with them trying to find work as a trans person would be a great show and I am surprised someone like LOGO or Bravo does not do that.

Who is GLAAD? They are supposed to be a Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) by bringing a voice to the LGBT community by empowering real people to share their stories, holding the media accountable for the words and images they present, and helping grassroots organizations communicate effectively. By ensuring that the stories of LGBT people are heard through the media, GLAAD promotes understanding, increases acceptance, and advances equality. Are they doing their job or bullying certain shows that already have a chance of being canceled? Don’t you think they should be doing more?

]]>http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/01/17/work-it-trans-tv-show/feed/1Darren Criss says to not apologize for liking Gleehttp://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/01/12/darren-criss-glee-details/
http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/01/12/darren-criss-glee-details/#commentsThu, 12 Jan 2012 02:34:41 +0000http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/?p=2425Details is the magazine all us gays used to subscribe to when in the closet to see all the hot guy pics or was that Universal Gear. Well OK we still have the subscription to Details because it brings out the metro sexual in everyone and we love it. Next month they are bringing us something else we love the hottie Darren Criss.

Actor Darren Criss is featured in the new February issue of DETAILS magazine. The 24-year old star of Glee is bringing his song-and-dance skills to Broadway. Moms, gays, and Michele Bachman, rejoice! This Details issue hits stands nationwide on January 17 known as the February issue. Here are some highlights from Darren Criss’ “Last Call” column Q&A.
When asked about meeting Michelle Bachmann Criss said “I never let my politics supersede my manners. She came up with her husband and was sweet as can be. She was like, ‘My kids love the show. I don’t watch it myself, but I’d love it if you could sign these postcards.’ It dawned on me that she didn’t know what the hell Glee was.”

On wearing a bow tie in both Glee and How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying… “I’ve been pigeonholed.”

My favorite part of the interview was about the mothers saying they were there for their daughters. Now come on and admit you are fans too and want Darren just as badly and watch the show Glee! “What’s funny is that the moms always feel like they have to qualify everything. ‘I’m here for my daughter. Can I get a picture?’ You don’t have to apologize for liking Glee. My joke is the fans are either 16 or 60. What I wouldn’t give to have someone come back who wasn’t a mom or a teenager.”

On what it’s like getting so much attention early in his career…
“Hollywood is a strange, strange thing. I feel like I’ve been invited to a very exclusive ball and I’m just trying to make nice with everybody and hope that if they kick me out they’ll at least give me a ride home.”

An awkward or surreal moment during Darren’s rise of fame with super pop legend Mariah Carey:
“I never thought I would meet Mariah Carey, but I really never thought I’d be introduced to her by Whitney Houston. She’s like, ‘Hey, baby, this is Mariah.’ I’m like, ‘I know. I’m Darren. I don’t know what I’m doing here.’”

]]>http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/01/12/darren-criss-glee-details/feed/0Justin Bieber on the edge of 18http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/01/11/justin-bieber-18-vmagazinecover/
http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/01/11/justin-bieber-18-vmagazinecover/#commentsWed, 11 Jan 2012 03:03:47 +0000http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/?p=2421The Teen pop sensation Justin Bieber recently posted for V Magazine and looks cuter than ever. See “Lesbians that look like Justin Bieber” Fanpage. He spoke about turning 18 soon and wants everyone to know he wants to be like Michael Jackson on levels of fame and how MJ did not curse or use sex in his lyrics. He didn’t? Ok. We will go with that. Hmm Dirty Diana comes to mind. Here are some photos of The Biebs on the photo shoot. One hot lesbian indeed.
]]>http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/01/11/justin-bieber-18-vmagazinecover/feed/1Nick Carter Takes it Off for Twitterhttp://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/01/05/nick-carter-shirtless/
http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2012/01/05/nick-carter-shirtless/#commentsThu, 05 Jan 2012 22:07:43 +0000http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/?p=2416The boy band lead singer Nick Carter is looking good and toned these days. We noticed a twitter pic of him circulating around showing off his tight body and abs. We always thought of Nick as our favorite BSB although not sure if hes hotter than Justin Timberlake who has always been the hottie of all boy bands. Let’s take a look at some other recent shirtless photos of Levi Crocker and Ashton Kutcher.
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